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DetlefK

(16,670 posts) Tue Apr 11, 2017, 06:11 AM Apr 2017

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United Airlines offered less than minimum-compensation before dragging away passenger. [View all]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-bump-overbooking-cash_us_58ebbfebe4b0c89f91205466?section=us_politics

United Airlines offered $800 to voluntarily leave the plane.

BUT if you are dumped from the flight involuntarily due to overbooking, you are actually entitled to a compensation of 4x ticket-price, up to a maximum of $1350, plus refund of reservation-fee.

A ticket on this flight did cost at minimum $221.
For an involuntary dump, the passengers were entitled to at least $884 in damages.
And United Airlines offered $800 for a voluntary dump.

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United Airlines offered less than minimum-compensation before dragging away passenger. [View all] DetlefK Apr 2017 OP

And that was $800 in vouchers exboyfil Apr 2017 #1

United CEO says airline had to 're-accommodate' passenger, and people are having a riot Cha Apr 2017 #2

They didnt even offer $800, they offered an $800 travel voucher, no doubt with usage restrictions Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #3

It appears they really weren't overbooked, but were moving United employees Sancho Apr 2017 #4

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