Physician removed forcibly from United flight after overbooking--UPDATED

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240. Not being oversold would account for seated passengers...

...yet doesn't account for airline representatives boarding passengers without figuring adequate seating and negotiating seating for their staff needs prior.

Absolutely a business must consider staffing needs or canceling an entire plane and it's passengers to meet delivering its service. I question airline use of physical force in meeting their goals. I question the practice of expecting seated passengers to encounter physical harm so a business meets their staffing. I read flights were cancelled to due weather, thereby necessitating the request for bumping. But it is a request, meaning passengers can choose to decline.

I question the use of federal laws meant for safety in their expression of meeting their staffing goals.

Yes, there are federal rules allowing security to remove a passenger for safety issues. This seems to not be the case here.

Perhaps another airline could be used?

My point is business bottom line shouldn't be ok for misusing a federal law. This could set a troubling precedent of business practices over paying customers. The ends doesn't always justify the means.

Difference of opinion, for sure in this entire thread.

I appreciate your points come from extensive experience. Enjoy your day!