United Airlines says it's investigating the leak of Ted Cruz's Cancun flight information

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

United Airlines is investigating the leak of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's flight information for a trip to Cancun, Mexico earlier this week, Politico reported.

"It's against United's policies to share personal information about our customers and we are investigating this incident," a company executive told Politico in a statement, adding that whoever leaked the information may be fired.

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An editor at Thrifty Traveler tweeted out what appeared to be Cruz's flight information showing that the senator planned to travel back Thursday afternoon. But Skift's Edward Russell tweeted that he spoke to a source at United who said Cruz had only made the return booking around 6 a.m. ET on Thursday and was originally scheduled to come back on Saturday. NBC's Peter Alexander also confirmed the schedule change.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-says-investigating-leak-165547236.html

[DemoTex]

1. United had best be investigating why that 777 engine exploded.

[Initech]

3. Priorities people!

[Happy Hoosier]

11. United will not likely investigate that.

They have no expertise. The FAA, Boeing and Pratt&Whiney will be all over that.

[DemoTex]

18. No, United will be a party to the investigation.

The NTSB will be in charge, but the “parties,” and that is the term used, could include the airline, the airframe manufacturer, the engine manufacturer, the pilots’ representatives, the mechanics’ representatives, air traffic control representatives, and others. The FAA is always a party in such an investigation. I am a former airline accident investigator with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA-AFLCIO) representing the pilots, as a party, in such proceedings.

[Happy Hoosier]

20. Yes, but not the lead. They will provide data, primarily. NT

[ellie]

17. That was

my first thought. Someone could have been killed! This happened in my town

[Oldem]

2. But it is American's polidy

to drag paying customers off their flights.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. The privacy of a public person should be protected?

[LeftInTX]

8. Passenger flight schedules were leaked against policy

Still Cruz is slime and deserves it.
Hope they don't find the leaker.
Or there were so many leakers that they throw up their hands.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Automatic check in will help Ted.

[Freethinker65]

5. You just know Ted would have lied about flying stand-by to get back.

If the "leaker" gets outed and reprimanded, things will be even worse for United. GoFundMe money would begin rolling in.

[Sophiegirl]

6. However

He was standby for a business class upgrade for the return trip. He got that for the way down. Pictures of him in the United lounge show he got one while his family flew coach.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Right

[Deuxcents]

7. Who cares?

It’s out in the open n he’s a jerk off. I hope I’m not breaking rules but, really, my friends. He is.

[Marie Marie]

9. They call it a leaker, I call it a whistleblower - blowing right through his bullshit.

You say po-tae-to, I say say po-tah-to.

[LeftInTX]

14. Absolutely

[WA-03 Democrat]

16. The upgrade list is not classified information

It doesn’t even list the full name. First name 1 letter and last name 3 letters. T Cru could be anyone. Anyone can access the info.

[FlyingPiggy]

13. Leaked? I guess United isn't aware of these things called LED message scanners at each and every

Gate that indicates the flight number and its destination. It’s not really too secret.

[twin_ghost]

15. LOL! People posted his picture on Twitter while he was on the flight.

G'SUS H. CHRIST

[FSogol]

19. Maybe they should investigate why an engine fell off their plane over Denver.