Someone would take the cash quickly. That's a lot different than a voucher to fly your crappy airline again.

No doubt. I get they try to get off cheap but in an instance like this, make the offer sweet enough that it gets resolved quickly. IMO, they should just start at $1000 cash. My guess is 4 people would have taken that.

I would actually parachute from the plane for $800 in cash and some beer

I would actually parachute from the plane for $800 in cash and some beer

 

D. B. Cooper!

 

At least you could kill two birds with one stone then, the IRS would never find you.

D. B. Cooper!

 

At least you could kill two birds with one stone then, the IRS would never find you.

 

I would have to report $800. Maybe I should have said $599 and a lot of beer :lol2:

I would have to report $800. Maybe I should have said $599 and a lot of beer :lol2:

 

I was thinking more like $8 and a Double Deuce.

PR nightmare, and United could have done better, but a lot of blame falls on the "Doctor". Get off the plane when asked. Those were not United employees removing him from the plane. And it wasn't United's fault that he ran back onto the plane like a hysterical 8 year old.

 

Flight was not "overbooked". It was "full" until United decided it needed to get it's crew on board. So this is not a "stop overbooking" example. United thought better to inconvenience 4 people than to cancel an entire flight. That's not the wrong decision.

 

Everyone seems to think there are spare airplanes (and flight crews) just laying around for emergencies like this...what business world are you living in? You don't pay $38 million for an E170 just to park it for occasional use.

 

I fly United a lot, they have first class from ORD to SDF on some flights, but not all.

There's a new Twitter account:

 

United Over Bookings (@UnitedOverBooks) on Twitter

There's a new Twitter account:

 

United Over Bookings (@UnitedOverBooks) on Twitter

 

That's hilarious.

PR nightmare, and United could have done better, but a lot of blame falls on the "Doctor". Get off the plane when asked. Those were not United employees removing him from the plane. And it wasn't United's fault that he ran back onto the plane like a hysterical 8 year old.

 

Flight was not "overbooked". It was "full" until United decided it needed to get it's crew on board. So this is not a "stop overbooking" example. United thought better to inconvenience 4 people than to cancel an entire flight. That's not the wrong decision.

 

Everyone seems to think there are spare airplanes (and flight crews) just laying around for emergencies like this...what business world are you living in? You don't pay $38 million for an E170 just to park it for occasional use.

 

I fly United a lot, they have first class from ORD to SDF on some flights, but not all.

Right, not an overbooking issues. It was an operational issue. You somehow messed up staffing some way or another, figure it out without inconveniencing paying customers. Not my fault you don't have the proper staff.

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Too Funny! :laugh:

The passenger who was savagely removed from United flight 3411 is a medical doctor with a sordid history.

 

Dr. David Dao was charged in 2005 with 98 felony drug counts for illegally prescribing and trafficking painkillers. Prosecutors claimed Dao fraudulently filled prescriptions for hydocodone, Oxycontin and Percocet.

 

Dr. Dao was also convicted on 6 felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud and deceit and in 2005 was given 5 years probation.

 

Dao was also convicted for writing prescriptions and checks to a patient in exchange for sex.

 

In medical board documents ... Dao denied paying for sex, but indicated he accepted sexual favors from an associate in exchange for reducing a debt that associate owed him.

 

In February, 2005, Dr. Dao surrendered his license to practice medicine in Kentucky. In 2015 the medical board lifted the suspension and allowed him to practice medicine with some restrictions. Last year, the medical board imposed even more restrictions -- now he can only practice internal medicine in an outpatient facility one day a week.

 

Interestingly, and relevant to the United incident, one doctor assessing Dao's case said he had interpersonal problems, noting "... he would unilaterally choose to do his own thing."

 

United Airlines Doctor David Dao Convicted of Exchanging Drugs for Sex (UPDATE) | TMZ.com

The video of him running back onto the plane is hilarious. The guy seems a little bit "off".

Right, not an overbooking issues. It was an operational issue. You somehow messed up staffing some way or another, figure it out without inconveniencing paying customers. Not my fault you don't have the proper staff.

If they needed that crew in Louisville quickly then this was the only way to resolve it. It can be handle in a way to avoid this whole issue. It's all about how much they are willing to pay.

The passenger who was savagely removed from United flight 3411 is a medical doctor with a sordid history.

 

Dr. David Dao was charged in 2005 with 98 felony drug counts for illegally prescribing and trafficking painkillers. Prosecutors claimed Dao fraudulently filled prescriptions for hydocodone, Oxycontin and Percocet.

 

Dr. Dao was also convicted on 6 felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud and deceit and in 2005 was given 5 years probation.

 

Dao was also convicted for writing prescriptions and checks to a patient in exchange for sex.

 

In medical board documents ... Dao denied paying for sex, but indicated he accepted sexual favors from an associate in exchange for reducing a debt that associate owed him.

 

In February, 2005, Dr. Dao surrendered his license to practice medicine in Kentucky. In 2015 the medical board lifted the suspension and allowed him to practice medicine with some restrictions. Last year, the medical board imposed even more restrictions -- now he can only practice internal medicine in an outpatient facility one day a week.

 

Interestingly, and relevant to the United incident, one doctor assessing Dao's case said he had interpersonal problems, noting "... he would unilaterally choose to do his own thing."

 

United Airlines Doctor David Dao Convicted of Exchanging Drugs for Sex (UPDATE) | TMZ.com

I guess that day would be Mondays.