Ready2Downsize said:From what I gather, they asked for volunteers prior to boarding so a flight crew needed for another flight could use their seats but after the plane was boarded they realized they needed an additional 4 seats and come hell or high water they were going to get them.
Going to cost them big buckaroos.
YellowFever said:You're saying the computer picked him and his wife who happens to sit next to him. Hah. The probability of that happening is quite low!
That's what they want us to believe was that they "somehow" had a random number computer generator? Balloney!!
Ready2Downsize said:From what I gather, they asked for volunteers prior to boarding so a flight crew needed for another flight could use their seats but after the plane was boarded they realized they needed an additional 4 seats and come hell or high water they were going to get them.
Going to cost them big buckaroos.
iacrenter said:United sucks and this only confirms their poor customer service. As others have said, they should have increased the incentive into the thousands to get a volunteer. The poor press will cost them a lot more.
GH said:And this one does not even hit headlines in major news outlet (not on CNN or MSNBC -- or could be hidden somewhere -- It was in Huffpost but not really headline) -- If this was of a different race, it would have been all over the news (and I think the UA staff knows it that is why they would never "randomly" pick someone from those race).
irvinehomeowner said:GH said:And this one does not even hit headlines in major news outlet (not on CNN or MSNBC -- or could be hidden somewhere -- It was in Huffpost but not really headline) -- If this was of a different race, it would have been all over the news (and I think the UA staff knows it that is why they would never "randomly" pick someone from those race).
It took a while but it's all over everywhere now... even on ESPN radio (I don't think this is sports news).
Is he really a doctor? That's what I want to know. And reports said his wife was also one of the 4 but I don't see any reference to her. Seems more to the story here.
Seems like someone is going to get a gazillion bonus miles.