Seeing all the memes on Facebook I figured I start a post for the fun of it.
United Airlines Memes
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PStov98TJ
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What's funny about the whole situation is how fast it's being blown out of proportion. I love the memes and that video is pretty funny as well.
Had to google united airlines to figure out what even happened because I currently live under a rock. So for anyone else reading this and wondering what it's about/looking to procrastinate, here's my little synopsis of it. Take anything after this with a grain of salt: This situation has been hilariously blown out of proportion, and the internet trolls have seized the opportunity to run with it. A male Chinese passenger was 1 of 4 passengers selected to get on a later flight due to overbooking. The first 3 left without incident according to United and the other passengers. Passenger #4 refused to leave, so a police officer had to remove him (which I'm sure he woke up that morning really hoping he'd have to deal with this BS). The video I watched shows the man refusing to stand up when the officer asks him to leave the plane, giving him one more chance after flight crew members had already asked him to leave. Then, after refusing multiple times, the officer pulls him from his seat. Once the man has been removed from the seat, he then refuses to stand and lays down in the aisle, so the officer had to pull him down the aisle of the plane. One thing this passenger, and the small outraged mass, is forgetting, is that he was on someone else's property...sorry, you don't have a right to that seat buddy. He has a right to a seat on a plane because he bought a ticket...but as long as reasonable accommodations are made, that seat belongs to whoever UA says it belongs to.
Also, I don't know about you, but I've got more pride than to let someone drag my ass like a child who doesn't want to go to school. If for some reason you really need to get home, discuss it with the flight crew. Another passenger might be willing to help you out. The flight was overbooked and certain tickets aren't guaranteed, which I don't think airlines should be allowed to do that, but that's another discussion. In my limited flying experience, I've paid a little extra and gotten my tickets a little early to avoid being asked to leave. The only time I was ever put on the next flight, was when me and a group of friends were leaving Key West and were asked if we'd take a voucher. We said we won't do it for less than $1,000 voucher per person. After about 5 minutes of phone calls, all 4 of us had $1,000 in free Delta flights.
Sorry for the rant...but I spent too much time typing that and not studying to not post it.
Had to google united airlines to figure out what even happened because I currently live under a rock. So for anyone else reading this and wondering what it's about/looking to procrastinate, here's my little synopsis of it. Take anything after this with a grain of salt: This situation has been hilariously blown out of proportion, and the internet trolls have seized the opportunity to run with it. A male Chinese passenger was 1 of 4 passengers selected to get on a later flight due to overbooking. The first 3 left without incident according to United and the other passengers. Passenger #4 refused to leave, so a police officer had to remove him (which I'm sure he woke up that morning really hoping he'd have to deal with this BS). The video I watched shows the man refusing to stand up when the officer asks him to leave the plane, giving him one more chance after flight crew members had already asked him to leave. Then, after refusing multiple times, the officer pulls him from his seat. Once the man has been removed from the seat, he then refuses to stand and lays down in the aisle, so the officer had to pull him down the aisle of the plane. One thing this passenger, and the small outraged mass, is forgetting, is that he was on someone else's property...sorry, you don't have a right to that seat buddy. He has a right to a seat on a plane because he bought a ticket...but as long as reasonable accommodations are made, that seat belongs to whoever UA says it belongs to.
Also, I don't know about you, but I've got more pride than to let someone drag my ass like a child who doesn't want to go to school. If for some reason you really need to get home, discuss it with the flight crew. Another passenger might be willing to help you out. The flight was overbooked and certain tickets aren't guaranteed, which I don't think airlines should be allowed to do that, but that's another discussion. In my limited flying experience, I've paid a little extra and gotten my tickets a little early to avoid being asked to leave. The only time I was ever put on the next flight, was when me and a group of friends were leaving Key West and were asked if we'd take a voucher. We said we won't do it for less than $1,000 voucher per person. After about 5 minutes of phone calls, all 4 of us had $1,000 in free Delta flights.
Sorry for the rant...but I spent too much time typing that and not studying to not post it.
This is another case of the media blowing something way out of proportion (and the snowflakes whining on Twitter).
With that being said, the guy should have done as he was told. What happens after all when you don't follow rules?
Here's my meme though, haha!
With that being said, the guy should have done as he was told. What happens after all when you don't follow rules?
Here's my meme though, haha!
From the video that I saw it looked more like the guy got yanked out of his seat and thrown on the floor and in the process a bloodied lip.
I get that brute force is needed for unruly passenger but I think in this case United screwed up. Based on what I read United needed space for some of their workers to me it should have been something that they should have dealt with it in a different way to avoid this mess of a PR. Maybe up the volunteer voucher to make it more appealing. Also do this prior to boarding the plane because I am sure they already knew they needed the space ahead of time. I think it will be better to restrict access than to pull some one out by force.
Airline do tons of crap all the time. A coworker of mine just got back from a trip and he flew using Spirit. On the way back he received an email from Spirit stating that the departure time was being delayed by 2 hours. He adjusted his schedule a bit and when he got to the terminal the flight had already taken off. He checked his email and nothing new had come in advising of a new departure time.
I guess for me it would depend on the situation where I wouldn't mind volunteering or not. It all depends on many factors. Then again I prefer road trips over flying any day
I am just enjoying the hilarious memes that are coming out of this situation :applaudit::beer-toast1:
I get that brute force is needed for unruly passenger but I think in this case United screwed up. Based on what I read United needed space for some of their workers to me it should have been something that they should have dealt with it in a different way to avoid this mess of a PR. Maybe up the volunteer voucher to make it more appealing. Also do this prior to boarding the plane because I am sure they already knew they needed the space ahead of time. I think it will be better to restrict access than to pull some one out by force.
Airline do tons of crap all the time. A coworker of mine just got back from a trip and he flew using Spirit. On the way back he received an email from Spirit stating that the departure time was being delayed by 2 hours. He adjusted his schedule a bit and when he got to the terminal the flight had already taken off. He checked his email and nothing new had come in advising of a new departure time.
I guess for me it would depend on the situation where I wouldn't mind volunteering or not. It all depends on many factors. Then again I prefer road trips over flying any day
I am just enjoying the hilarious memes that are coming out of this situation :applaudit::beer-toast1:
Yep, I agree with what you're saying. United screwed up on many fronts. However, that passenger should have known he wasn't going to win this one, especially when the police showed up. At that point you just shut up and go with them.
fourpointzero
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That was a trippy scene, no doubt. And some of the memes are F'd up but funny! What's become of society? Rhetorical question. Though it is something to think about.
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I think stuff like this has been going on forever. We are just more informed and hear about it all the time now, due to the fact that we are constantly connected.
Though, knowing all that I do, it sure seems like society is going downhill!
PStov98TJ
TJ Enthusiast
I agree. I really am enjoying the situation more than anything. That rant is the result of spending too much time in the same library...need to find a new study place haha
Thanks for starting the thread. Looking forward to all the funny memes that result from this ridiculousness:borra2:
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PStov98TJ
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Are you a marketing guy...because you should be. That was awesome!:risas3:
My question is why is the onus on the passenger, who paid for his seat, to leave because the flight was overbooked by United, and not on one of the United employees, who they were apparently making room for by asking four passengers to leave the airline? Why couldn't one of the UA employees have volunteered to take a later flight? I know they work for the airline, but they don't pay for their seats...was the flight 'overbooked' simply because they needed room for four UA employees who wanted/needed to get somewhere?
Because airlines are shitty in general. The airline industry as a whole (at least the majority of it) loves to screw it's passengers over any way they can.
What gets me more on this situation is that they needed the seat for a United employee. Probably free ticket since it was for an employee. They keep saying overbooked but in reality they needed the seats for employees.
Yes, that is pretty dick on their part. It would be one thing if it was a seat that someone else had already booked, but the fact it was for a United employee is pretty low on their part.
That was my point. Sure, the passenger could have cooperated, but instead of it turning into a knock-down-drag-out a passenger situation, why couldn't the UA employee have volunteered to fly later? Whether the passenger acted like a spoiled kid or not, United is taking a major PR hit with this fiasco.
PStov98TJ
TJ Enthusiast
They usually have to fly their employees to another flight they are supposed to be working on. It's usually a hostess, but I'd assume that it could, theoretically, be pilot as well.
Still no excuse because as a multi-billion dollar business, you should plan for that...but just wanted to give my experience from what I've seen.
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