Fly The Friendly Skies, eh?
 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.e153a6c85332

A$$holes.

The law may say they can bump passengers of their choice after they have boarded. The law may even say that a passenger who refuses to leave when told to can be forcibly ejected. This is still outrageous. United had two recourses: offer a big enough incentive to get people off the flight voluntarily, or send the crew that needed transport some other way.

Instead they went the corporate police state route. Will watch to see how this plays out.

PR nightmare, nothing else.
No doubt they want a good time machine and a do over.

I will never willingly board a commercial flight again.

Compared to the rest of the industrialized world, our airlines suck in terms of service and performance. The American legacy carriers (Delta, American, United) are simply outclassed by the primary carriers of other countries (Lufthansa, Turkish, British, Air France, Swiss Air ...).

I took a two leg flight of United and Lufthansa, and the difference in comfort and service was quite was quite astounding, though both airlines flew 747's. Chances of my flying United is slim to none.

Gives the notorious illustration a new meaning.
http://www.readingthepictures.org/fi.../NewImage3.png

Wave of selling, market value down $700M this morning...

United flight attendants should probably wear 'we could care less' buttons on their flight jackets, lest someone is tempted to ask them for something. :)

'United’s stock is falling 3.7% and wiping $830 million off the airline’s market cap'

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uni...cap-2017-04-11