United Airlines stocks plummets by 1.4 billion in one day

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I hope this is true.
 

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I'm told another airport needed a flight crew for some reason, so this meant having to randomly bump four passengers. If one plane doesn't have a flight crew then this triggers a whole chain reaction of late flights. I can appreciate their dilemma but they didn't have to resort to gestapo tactics. They could have negotiated more than $800. This is going to cost them a lot more
 
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I'm told another airport needed a flight crew for some reason, so this meant having to randomly bump four passengers. If one plane doesn't have a flight crew then this triggers a whole chain reaction of late flights. I can appreciate their dilemma but they didn't have to resort to gestapo tactics. They could have negotiated more than $800. This is going to cost them a lot more
$800 compared to $1.4 billion. That's incomprehensible!
 

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I'm not a frequent flyer, but the fix doesn't seem so complicated to me.

You sell the number of seats to fill the plane, and tell people that if they cancel in less than a week, there is no refund. Then don't overbook.
 

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Airlines purposely over book because they're counting on a few no-shows. Pretty shady way to do business if you ask me
 
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Never take an airline voucher, always opt for cash
 
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The thing is the other three took whatever offer they gave them it just so happened the Chinese guy refused. I wonder what the nationality of the other three were.
 

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I just saw this again on the local news this morning. The airlines policy allows them to compensate up to $1,300. I'm pretty sure someone would have taken that $1,300 and a free night in a hotel
 
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Never take an airline voucher, always opt for cash
My wife and I once got $200 each on such a deal... and it was real money, not a voucher... AND they rushed us across the airport on a golf cart, to get us on another flight that left at almost exactly the same time. Only difference was that it was a bigger, fancier plane (with personal TV's) and the flight took longer because of a different routing.

We got to our destination an hour or so later, and $400 richer.
 
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My wife and I once got $200 each on such a deal... and it was real money, not a voucher... AND they rushed us across the airport on a golf cart, to get us on another flight that left at almost exactly the same time. Only difference was that it was a bigger, fancier plane (with personal TV's) and the flight took longer because of a different routing.

We got to our destination an hour or so later, and $400 richer.
That's a happy ending.
 

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My wife and I once got $200 each on such a deal... and it was real money, not a voucher... AND they rushed us across the airport on a golf cart, to get us on another flight that left at almost exactly the same time. Only difference was that it was a bigger, fancier plane (with personal TV's) and the flight took longer because of a different routing.

We got to our destination an hour or so later, and $400 richer.
What about your luggage? They have a special place you go, or do they take it off the plane you were originally booked?
 

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I wouldn't sell my United stock over the controversy. The $1.4B drop is temporary.

The appropriate way to handle the problem was a brief statement that we have a full plane, and we have a flight crew that needs to be at our destination upon scheduled arrival of this plane. We will provide first class seats on the next available flight to our destination for anyone who will give up their seat on this flight, along with accommodations from now until that flight leaves. If no one bites, then sweeten the pot with cash until you get a volunteer.
 
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What about your luggage? They have a special place you go, or do they take it off the plane you were originally booked?
It was on the original plane. We had to wait about ten minutes for them to bring it to us. Didn't even have to watch for it on the carrousel. LOL It was ideal for us, all the way around.
 
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I wouldn't sell my United stock over the controversy. The $1.4B drop is temporary.

The appropriate way to handle the problem was a brief statement that we have a full plane, and we have a flight crew that needs to be at our destination upon scheduled arrival of this plane. We will provide first class seats on the next available flight to our destination for anyone who will give up their seat on this flight, along with accommodations from now until that flight leaves. If no one bites, then sweeten the pot with cash until you get a volunteer.
The perfect time to buy more!
 
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Overbooking is all about greed and it was very bad PR to blame a paying passenger who had in effect bought that seat. I hope he sues them for assault. What a way to treat customers!
 
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You would think the (Common) Sense that GOD gave would have at some point pricked the conscience of those enforcing the removal of that guy but sometimes the desire for job security overcomes morality nevertheless my mother says, learning the hard way is better than not learning at all,:(bought sense Is better than none:),hopefully that guy will get paid well and this kind of thing won't happen again.
 
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As wrong as the Airline might have been, if I was one of that supposed doctor's patients, I would never again set foot in that nut's office. He acted like he had lost his mind.
 

Smoke

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This guy could have done blow off the six pack of 50 male prostitutes and it still has nothing to do with how he was victimized. Would I want this guy as my doctor? NO WAY... that isn't what's in question though.

What is your personal criteria for what it takes for someone to be a victim? If I murdered an adulterer, is he still not a victim of murder? Can only innocent (sinless) people be victims?