United Airlines: "Nobody could screw up their PR as stupidly as we have."

[Foamfollower]

Sean Spicer: "Hold my beer and watch this!"

[louis-t]

1. The ones who blamed the passenger should be fired.

Now.

[JTFrog]

2. That would include the CEO. nt

[Foamfollower]

4. Yep, even he wasn't aware of their own rules regarding this.

He praised the people who violated Untied's contract with Dr. Dao.

[WillowTree]

19. But they didn't "[violate] Untied's contract with Dr. Dao"

It says right on the ticket that they reserve the right to bump passengers when needed. Honest. Read the back of your ticket next time you fly. And it's held up in court.

Not saying that what happened to the good doctor was right, just that United was within their rights to bump him (and/or others). How it went down is another matter entirely.

[Foamfollower]

21. Yes, they most certainly did. Read the United Airlines Carriage Rules.

Those are the rules of the contract. Under Rule 25 they most certainly can involuntarily prevent boarding to use the seat for another passenger. Absolutely they can do that.

However, Dr. Dao had boarded and once boarded under the carriage rules, he can only be removed for issues related to safety or behavior under Rule 21. Once he boarded, he could NOT be removed because they wanted his seat.

The carriage rules ARE the contract. United flagrantly violated them.

United Airlines Contract of Carriage

[Cha]

23. Wow.. thanks for that..you'd think the CEO would

know their own rules!

[JHB]

7. Yes. And?

[JTFrog]

8. And what?

I was agreeing with the poster.

[JHB]

12. Then we are in complete agrement.

[deminks]

3. It's gonna be a race to the bottom between Spicy and this United guy.

[Johonny]

5. Somehow I think even Hitler would be offended by what Spicer said

Come on, man, read a book!

[Foamfollower]

9. I can't get over him calling gas chambers "Holocaust Centers" when he tried to weasel out

of the first gaffe.

[dhill926]

18. I know.....wtf?

[hatrack]

24. He said WHAT?

Arbeit Macht Dumm

[NightWatcher]

6. Can't wait to see how he screws up Easter

[Zo Zig]

10. Will he ware the bunny suit?

Oh please.

[JHB]

11. Goosestepping bunnies?

[NightWatcher]

13. Maybe he'll wear his "Jesus did it for the chicks" tshirt for the presser.

[JHB]

17. Entirely possible to do both...

SS: "It's a kickline, you politically-correct snowflakes! While waving their right arm!"

everyone else: "Waving arms aren't so rigid, and they don't stay at THAT angle!"

SS: "Enough from you and your fake news. Next question from you, there"

RRAAJN: "Biff Booster from the Rah Rah America America Jingo Network. Is this very successful administration doing enough to ferret out America-hating traitors in the mainstream media?"

[Thomas Hurt]

14. flew to Colorado for xmas 3 or 4 years ago

on the way back to San Antonio, I tangled with United marvelous customer service.

I had a early morning flight out of a smaller city on the western slope. Only flight to DIA that day.....cancelled.

Got my rental car back and came back the next morning, got the flight to DIA, early morning. Yeah!

Had my connecting flight direct to San Antonio with a substantial lay over. Settled in waited, moved gates a couple of times, cancelled.

Got another flight direct, long wait, flight cancelled.....

no more direct flights to San Antionio, got a flight to Houston with a connecting flight to San Antonio..........late. Spent the entire day in DIA.

Got to Houston, went to get my connecting flight............cancelled.

Went and got myself a rental car and drove the rest of the way.

Don't fly United if I am paying for it anymore.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Variation of the other day

Link to tweet

[WePurrsevere]

20. You'd almost think...

there was some sort of stupidest PR gaffe of the year competition. What's mind boggling is that these would be just the early entries.

[PoliticAverse]

16. Both organizations may want to hire a "crisis management" specialist firm at this point. n/t

[Cha]

22. United CEO says airline had to 're-accommodate' passenger, and people are having a riot

"This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened."

Link to tweet

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/united-ceo-says-airline-had-to-re-accommodate-passenger-and-twitter-is-having-a-riot.html

I actually teared up a little when I saw them dragging the Dr out.

You got spicer right, Foamfollower

[cloudbase]

25. It's from the Tony Hayward

school of public relations.

[EarthFirst]

26. How this incident should have ended:

v

[zentrum]

27. Screw up their PR?

No! That's minor compared to how you screwed up an actual human being.

I guess you mean you really screwed up your "cover up".

The fact that Munoz doesn't know how to take responsibility for this is of a piece with United's contempt---utter contempt--for human beings.

Had to buy an airline ticket today and purposely did not even look at United's website.

But PS--we should beware. With airline consolidation, the end of regulations by 45 and the fact that 45 wants to shut down all smaller, rural airports---what happened at United could be the future for all of us. We are cash-cow peons to corporations and their current front operation---the Repug Party.

[SCVDem]

28. C'mon hyperloop!

[RedSpartan]

29. LOL

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