Does United Airlines management have a death wish?

[Ken Burch]

The "leggings" incident was one thing.

But dragging one passenger off a plane because he wouldn't give up his seat for deadheading crew?

And threatening another with handcuffs if he wouldn't give way to a "higher priority" traveler?

What...the...everloving.....?

[malaise]

1. Dear fellow peons

We're being sent to the back of the bus - RESIST

[PoliticAverse]

2. An example of a corporation being "penny wise and pound foolish". n/t

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

3. After 9/11 this corporate mentality was called "No Waivers, No Favors".

It went away for a while but has been back with a vengeance over the last few years.

[mwooldri]

4. Fire the CEO. Replace with:

Richard Branson.

He knows how to run a planes, trains and God knows what else business.

Plus he hung around with this family (and some other locals).




Perfect replacement CEO.

I only hope Alaska Air learns from their Virgin team they acquired.

[asiliveandbreathe]

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I haven't flown for years..before hubby retired 2015 I would book him in and out of Denver (to AZ home)on Spirit, or Southwest....

Anytime seats were oversold it was always before boarding - this whole incident was unnecessary - the good Dr. will soon be a very rich man..

[spiderpig]

6. United has a history of despots, incompetents and greedy slime

installed as CEO over the past quarter of a century.

Personal experience with Steve Wolf, who barreled past me on a people mover at ORD, knocking me over without apology (yes, I was standing on the right). Then we got to the gate where he marched up ahead of the queue at the checkin podium and demanded instant service.

What a creep.

Anyway, having gotten his golden parachute, he's been succeeded by a bunch of corporate jerks whose sole motivation has been squeezing every penny of profit out of passengers and staff, no matter the cost to the company's reputation and the rights of the traveling public.

True aviation pioneers like C.R. Smith and Bob Six* must be spinning in their graves.

*The legendary Bob Six of Continental, whose execs occupy most of the higher levels of current UA management.