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(47,953 posts) Thu Apr 13, 2017, 11:19 AM Apr 2017

United staff 'forced frail grandma, 94, out of 2,800 Business seat into Economy for 16-hour flight [View all]

United Airlines staff forced a frail 94-year-old grandma to leave her £2,800 Business Class seat and sit in discomfort in Economy, her family have claimed.

Paz Orquiza was travelling from Los Angeles back to Melbourne, Australia, after visiting relatives.

Her granddaughter Marianne Santos Aguilar said Mrs Orquiza has a number of disabilities including severe arthritis .

Her relatives had all chipped in to buy her a Business class seat with United in the hope of making the 16-hour journey more comfortable.

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United staff 'forced frail grandma, 94, out of 2,800 Business seat into Economy for 16-hour flight [View all] n2doc Apr 2017 OP

This could have killed her. forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #1

They bought one Business class ticket exboyfil Apr 2017 #2

Thats because people never leave their seats on a 16 hour flight n2doc Apr 2017 #3

Isn't it reccommended to get up and walk in the aisles on a long plane journey? Baitball Blogger Apr 2017 #4

Yep. n2doc Apr 2017 #5

You're Kidding, Right? ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #6

Agreed exboyfil Apr 2017 #7

Cool! ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #13

Hawaii almost killed me exboyfil Apr 2017 #15

Edited. athena Apr 2017 #8

Bull shit. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #10

Since 9/11, airlines do not allow passengers to go from one seating class to another SFnomad Apr 2017 #12

I doubt very much that that's for safety. athena Apr 2017 #18

Well, that sucks! However, they did it MineralMan Apr 2017 #9

If you read the article, athena Apr 2017 #11

I'm not excusing United Airlines. MineralMan Apr 2017 #14

These people don't realize that they, too, will be old and in need of assistance one day. athena Apr 2017 #19

Well, I'm not one of those people. I'm 71 years old, myself. MineralMan Apr 2017 #20

I wasn't talking about you. athena Apr 2017 #21

That Part I'm Finding A Little Less Compelling ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #16

I find it totally plausible. athena Apr 2017 #17

Fair Enough ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #22

I know for a fact that "non-airline" Emirates Txbluedog Apr 2017 #23

I have refused to fly United since a transatlantic flight in 2012 GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #24