Accip74 7,112 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Having thought about it a bit now, people in general do tend to over react in these situations, do they not? I remember years ago about to board a plane back from New York, when it was cancelled due to a crack in the windscreen, a bit of a pisser, but we were all offered a night at a decent hotel near the air port until the next day, I thought "fcuking yes!" Haha......However, there was a limited amount of seats left on another flight, first come first served, Jesus Christ!!! The scene that took place next was reminiscent of the evacuation of Saigon! Haha......me & my mate just looked on bewildered & disgusted, but at the same time wondering what the next hotel bar would be like? Edited April 11, 2017 by Accip74 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinosaurs 2,111 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Few years ago the wife & i were on a flight to spain & already sat in our seats. All other seats taken & 2 people just stood in aisle?? When they said over tannoy plane over booked & need two passengers to get off they then offered £200 free overnite accommodation with No guaranteed flight nxt day??? No takers. Couple stood in aisle refused to get off. So they announced that they would evict the last two people to book in.... An 8yr old girl & her 5yr old brother who were part if a family booking!! The fcuking plane went mad. They then upped offer too £500 & two studenty looking lads took offer. Big round of applause & as they walked up aisle passengers were giving them £10 & £20 notes as tips. Couple that were stood in aisle had a very uncomfortable flight & two kids that had there names read out over tannoy were in floods of tears. We then had too wait for luggage to be off loaded etc. f***ing right mess up. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The upstanding doctor was probably in a hurry to get home so he could write more dodgy prescriptions in return for gay sex. Sympathy level now = minus 1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/11/united-airlines-passenger-david-dao-convicted-soliciting-gay/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Lord Flashheart 73 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Paying customers shouldn't get bumped for staff, period, but it looks like their stock is down 4% this morning alone. That could lead to $800m being wiped off the face of the company. So if you're flying UA in the near future expect to pay a 600% surcharge for your inflight sandwich. Sympathy level = Zero! Exactly...kicking paying customers off to accommodate your staff is a load of bollocks Particularly in circumstances as in this case where the crew *could* have driven to their next job rather than deadheading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave88 1,565 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The guys behaviour just gets worse I honestly can't believe folk are defending this guy. He's a waste of skin.OK so the guys a complete cretin but the way the airline handled it is still wrong and needs to be addressed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I wouldn't feel too sorry for him. He'll probably make a decent wad selling his sob story to anyone and everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Lord Flashheart 73 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 They couldn't have known he was lying about being a doctor at the time and so i don't think the post facto revelations make much difference in this case. It could have just as easily been a real doctor who would have quite probably reacted the same way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave88 1,565 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 This is one of those threads where people are gonna have to agree to disagree cos repeat points are starting to appear and repeat questions are being asked lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Lord Flashheart 73 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I do find it interesting that the newspapers dug up and published his past so quickly, on a slightly different tack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 He IS a doctor I believe. Just a disgraced one who had his licence revoked in the past. Same as Davee above says, we're going to have to agree to disagree. A vietnamese homo being kicked off a plane on an internal flight in America will have no bearing on my life whatsoever. Still think it's a shame they didn't beat him a bit more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,718 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 United airlines training video. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=16&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjg6avtkZ3TAhWKJsAKHTXsAgcQtwIIYTAP&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrVQcXR2HVhw&usg=AFQjCNGbigrJ79F9gKKSCAUMAf5b3UDVow Watch the commercial at the end,and I used to think PIA was bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkzsG-GYAQ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Lord Flashheart 73 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 He IS a doctor I believe. Just a disgraced one who had his licence revoked in the past. Same as Davee above says, we're going to have to agree to disagree. A vietnamese homo being kicked off a plane on an internal flight in America will have no bearing on my life whatsoever. Still think it's a shame they didn't beat him a bit more. I thought I read he was struck off, I qould certainly hope he was for swapping prescriptions for sexual favours... I have to admit that reading the article cured me of any sympathy for the chap but I do worry that the airline could do this to a normal person for the sake flying the staff. They seem to be a law unto themselves in the US when it comes to flighs and the people they employ in the TSA have to be seen to be believed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,512 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The guy was a old age pensioner who would like there parents treated like that ? then the guy maybe wanted got his five minutes of fame ? who knows the air line oversold the seats this will bring a stop to that america's really big on the constitution Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,417 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 All else aside, legalities, heavy handedness, he needed a right good slap for the fecking screeching he was doing, even screamed like a knob jockey. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,512 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The guys still in hospital hired two teams of lawyers hes going to make millions everybody caught it on there phones its on every channel in America Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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