Sorry if it sounded like I didn't believe your story---that wasn't my intention. You're right about United upping the bid---that's clearly what they should have done---and I bet they're kicking themselves now for not doing that. I'm not familiar with United at all but very familiar with Delta and their policies. Sounds like United could take some lessons from Delta. I'm actually shocked at how they do things i.e. letting people board before all the seats have been clearly assigned. The mess started there.
I'm actually so pissed that they are releasing his mental health issues. IMO, his job, mental health, etc are not at all relevant!United's CEO turns contrite as fallout spreads from passenger mistreatment
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-united-shares-20170411-story.html
" As public outrage grew and the stock took a hit over the forceful removal of a bloodied passenger, Uniteds top executive turned contrite, apologizing and launching a review of the companys policies.
The mea culpa Tuesday by Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines parent company, followed several botched attempts to quell the scandal that has drawn political fire, international headlines and ridicule from late-night television hosts."
"Dao surrendered his medical license in 2005 and applied for reinstatement, telling regulators that it was a matter of family honor. Dao has a history of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, for which he has received treatment, according to state licensing records. Regulators cleared his return to medical practice in 2015."
I would think if they upped it to 1350 they would have gotten someone to bump.
This incident has even made the news over here on several news and morning shows. It's amazing to see almost $1 billion dollars was wiped off the United share price because of it. I hope the man involved fully recovers soon and receives an appropriate level of damages for his injuries and humiliation. I don't agree with the media publicising information about his past that has nothing to do with what has happened here.
I'm actually so pissed that they are releasing his mental health issues. IMO, his job, mental health, etc are not at all relevant!
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"By dislodging this passenger against his will, United violated its contractual obligation," [Judge Andrew] Napolitano said. "He bought the ticket, he passed the TSA, he was in his seat, he has every right to be there.
As for the police response, Napolitano said they should not have violently dragged the man off the plane just because United officials asked them to.
"If the reason for their call is not a crime, they should leave," Napolitano said. "They have no right using violence to resolve a civil a dispute. ... If the passenger is politely or reasonably sitting there, waiting for the flight to take off, he's not committing a crime, he's not engaged in violence, he's not doing anything that justifies police force."
He said the man "absolutely" has a case against United if he files a lawsuit, because of the "inconvenience and public humiliation."
Napolitano added that the police could also face a lawsuit, because they used excessive force in a situation in which no force was required.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/...video-could-sue-airline-judge-napolitano-says
Exactly. It reminds me of when someone who's unarmed gets shot to death by the cops for mouthing off, and then everyone wants to dig up all their dirt to justify it. Different situations but same idea. Both are reprehensible.And nobody's business.
Dao's license information:
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
http://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseList.aspx?AGY=5&FLD1=dao&FLD2=&FLD3=0&FLD4=0&TYPE=
ETA: Feeling a little uncertain about posting this. I know it is public information, but I am going to alert this post to make sure it is appropriate.
What is now really pissing me off is how they are now exposing his past records. (medical?)
I'm sure they wish they had offered more now.
United Airlines has one giant CF or Charlie Foxtrot.
This got to be the biggest PR blunder I have seen in some time.
They might be thinking that, but I can't help but think that even if they offered more money, people might still refuse. People often have somewhere that they NEED to be: work, funeral, family event, conference, not wanting to lose a booked hotel room, etc.
The policy states they may be denied boarding, not that they may be ejected with force after being allowed to board.
No, if they offer enough money, somebody absolutely will take it. But they are not going to get a doctor to give up his seat and miss a day's work, for less money then he would make. Bumping somebody from a flight, is a major inconvenience that can be very costly for many people. They need to be fairly compensated. In this case United decided they didn't want to pay fair compensation, so they called the cops to help them bully a customer off the flight instead.
what do you expect them to do after the man refuses to leave the plane?
should they stand there and stare at the guy for 3 hours while 200+ other people are inconvenienced?