Just talk to people who work in the airline industry and you will understand this situation. They really do reach for the sky in education with a G.E.D being the moon.
Well, at least we bombed ISIS. Gettin' shiiiiite done, mang! Obama quavering in fear of Putin causing Barack Husein to lose control of his bladder & dribble on his Uggs: no mas!
Airlines overbook to maximize profit. If they aren't allowed to overbook, fares will increase. Americans like their low fares. In return we get overbook situations, and crowded planes. Of course, this was poorly handled. It appears that a Better solution is to announce the plane will not take off until someone volunteers to give up their seat, and will be paid $1,000 to do so. (And who refuses to leave when security tells them to deplane? )
The guy was within his rights as a human being & a paying client to refuse to leave the plane. In fact, it happens more than people realize. Including an episode featuring ..... wait for it .... UAL CEO Munoz & his family. They attempted to force / shame a family into giving up their seats on a UAL flight so Big Osky & fam could ride up front in the good seats. The people refused & Osky had to settle for economy. As it should be. http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-united-horror-stories-20170412-story.html What type of company beats the shiiiiiite out of their paying customers after selling said customer the product, then trying to take the product back...? As for the cessation of the overbooking practice leading to higher fares....there's no correlation there, so I disagree (respectfully) with your assertion. The domestic legacy USA airlines have become profitable due to two things: charging fees for everything they can, including luggage, pillows, food & special seating, as well as reducing the number of planes in their fleets to ensure sold-out flights. The latter practice is especially nefarious. Because it has created an artificially 'tight' market for their product. Ergo, the airlines can charge more for their product: seats. Simple & pretty smart, but nefarious. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...undreds-planes-left-die-American-deserts.html Lastly, airfares aren't inexpensive. They're at all-time highs on most routes. With petroleum prices at near-record lows, the 'cost of jet fuel' argument doesn't hold water. Nope: it's our own lovley guvmint once again allowing the American sheeple to be shorn. This time, it's because they allowed massive mergers of airlines: UAL & Continental, AA & Delta. Result: less routes, less competition, higher prices. It's a real shiiiiteshow & the traveler pays the (high) price for all of the above. Although the airline flacks & shills will blather on about how overbooking allows them to be profitable, it's BS.
then there is this http://www.grindtv.com/surf/pro-surfer-alex-gray-talks-surfboards-destroyed-american-airlines/
You book a flight to the Outer Banks where it's overhead and firing the next day. Oh no, we'll put you in a hotel so you can spank it. Not so sure you'd be too stoked.
I tell you United and AA are the worst of the worst, the most miserable unhappy employees you'll ever encounter, avoid them whenever humanly possible.
I've taken my boart with me a few times on Jet Blue and never had an issue, always friendly, always careful with my sh*t. Plus I do a good job of packing it safely too, which helps.
Wow. Just wow. Had to have been deliberate. That's some arrogant airline employee psycho shiiite right there.
I've flown Jet Blue once and it was pleasant. They actually acted like they wanted your business and were glad you were there. Flown several times on Southwest, and the same, they always were tops in cust service and the one time I had a problem they were very good about getting it resolved. Used to fly AA for biz and have flown both AA and UA many times. I hate them, with all of my lil furry black heart. Was flying on a non-biz trip on AA once and about got a UA style beatdown for calling them a "focking mickey mouse outfit" after getting jerked around multiple times in the Miami airport. Fock em, fock em straight to hell...
So now United kills giant bunnies too. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/...s-biggest-dies-on-united-airlines-flight.html
