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re: United Airlines back to doing United things...
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:21 am to Martini
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:21 am to Martini
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Well having traveled a long time with children at 27 months on an airplane infant isn't a stretch and it was just a comment. I have adult children I still call them kids.
27 months is over two years old. That isn't an infant by any definition.
That doesn't excuse United from what appears to be their frickup, but referring to your 27 month old child by the months instead of saying you have a 2 year old is stupid. It's almost as stupid as saying you're travelling with an infant trying to drum up sympathy. The story is bad enough without being shady with the age of teh child.
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Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:21 am to AndyJ
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Not as big a deal, but I flew Continental or a Transatlantic flight back to the States after a post college trip. A flight attendant made me put some woman's diaper bag in my leg space the whole flight since she didn't have enough room for the the rest of her stuff for her kids. I think that was obnoxious. On second thought, nowadays the airline would probably be praised and I would be bastardized for complaining about having to help a traveling mother ??
What is the problem here? Nothing was in your leg space - it was under the seat. You keep your legs tucked under the seat? Man the things people bitch about. Did you have something in the overhead bin? Maybe you could have put that in your leg space and given the diaper bag bin space.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:24 am to atxfan
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I would be pissed but is everyone going to go to the news every time United makes a mistake? Deal with them directly, get some comps, and move on with your life.
No... as long as the Airlines continue to lie over and over to cover for their failures, people need to continue to raise all kind of hell.
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“On a recent flight from Houston to Boston, we inaccurately scanned the boarding pass of Ms. Yamauchi’s son,” it said. “As a result, her son’s seat appeared to be not checked in, and staff released his seat to another customer and Ms. Yamauchi held her son for the flight. We deeply apologize to Ms. Yamauchi and her son for this experience.”
Their entire explanation is riddled with lies. If they would come out and say, "look, we value the additional money we saved by making the child ride in an unsafe position more than the value of the well-being of the child." -- I'd have more respect for them. It still wouldn't be much, but it'd be more than I have now.
Airlines move millions of people on a daily basis. There are bound to be ugly stories from millions of opportunities. The problem is, United has a culture of aggressive and unfriendly flight crews and incompetent ticket agents. Other airlines may make mistakes but they do not have the culture of low integrity and high rate of lies of United.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:28 am to SabiDojo
I've been flying American lately. United is going to piss off a lot of people with this "basic economy" sham they are pulling.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:34 am to shel311
Everyone made it safely to their destination without bruises or broken bones. The lady was uncomfortable for the last leg of her flight. She's entitled to some compensation for that inconvenience but nothing remotely close to free flights for life. The airline doesn't need to be driven out of business for a garden variety mistake, that doesn't improve travel for anyone. They need to do better but the whole pound of flesh mentality every time someone encounters some discomfort or inconvenience is exhausting. I would also argue that this story would have never run if she hadn't taken those pictures of the kid laying on the ground like some poor orphan. She's looking for a payday well beyond what she deserves, that's the story here.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:35 am to LNCHBOX
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27 months is over two years old. That isn't an infant by any definition. That doesn't excuse United from what appears to be their frickup, but referring to your 27 month old child by the months instead of saying you have a 2 year old is stupid. It's almost as stupid as saying you're travelling with an infant trying to drum up sympathy. The story is bad enough without being shady with the age of teh child.
The next paragraph she calls him her son. Adds he weighs 25 lbs and is half as tall as her. Not an infant sure but if it came out of her mouth - as people speak - should she have corrected herself and say "excuse me I mean my 2 year old toddler."
The fact is she paid according to her, almost $1000 for a ticket for the "child" - it was scanned (apparently inaccurately) and both were already seated. Was she scared? Maybe. Is she looking for a payday? Maybe. Does it matter? And everyone did see the guy get dragged off a plane so maybe it was both.
I don't have sympathy for her because of how she cowtowed to the airline. I would have suck frick you we are strapped in and not moving and made the other guy have the argument. Had I been the guy involved and been seated first its a good chance I'm telling them to frick off too because I'm in the seat.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:45 am to LNCHBOX
If he were an infant, he wouldn't need his own seat, right? So I don't know how referring to him as an infant would garner more sympathy.
I think she was upset and spoke out of emotion. Besides, 27 months is barely a toddler. She probably hasn't gotten used to it yet.
I think she was upset and spoke out of emotion. Besides, 27 months is barely a toddler. She probably hasn't gotten used to it yet.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:46 am to NYNolaguy1
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I'm Asian. I'm scared and I felt uncomfortable. I didn't want those things to happen to me."
Because Lord knows if there's a people that are violently oppressed in America and particularly by our airlines, it's Asians.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:47 am to SabiDojo
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, 27 months is barely a toddler.
I had had a bil that was still on the teat well into his late thirties
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:47 am to SabiDojo
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So I don't know how referring to him as an infant would garner more sympathy.
Because, United mistreated an infant... how evil they must be. You can't tell me that doesn't sound worse.
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Besides, 27 months is barely a toddler
Infant ends at 1. 
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:48 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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"The violence. Teeth getting knocked out. I'm Asian. I'm scared and I felt uncomfortable. I didn't want those things to happen to me."
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frick that, I would have raised hell.
And risk United beating the hell out of you, having TSA put you in a cell and child services called to take you infant away from you. I think she did the correct thing in this case.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:54 am to Martini
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not moving and made the other guy have the argument.
Correct. His argument was with the airline about the mistake the airline made. It was really none of this lady's business how him and the airline settled out their issues.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:55 am to tduecen
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If offered do you take a 6 figure payout or do you accept free flights for life? Especially if no restrictions
Payout because who wants free flights for life on an airline whose employees treated you badly even before they had to pay you off
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:56 am to ihometiger
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And risk United beating the hell out of you, having TSA put you in a cell and child services called to take you infant away from you. I think she did the correct thing in this case.
It wasn't an infant. It was a two year old. Huge difference.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:57 am to Martini
Is this for real? Do people not stretch their legs out on flights? Actually I think you are probably just retarded.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:02 am to AndyJ
Stretch your legs where? In front of you? Sure. So a flight attendant says keep this in front of you not under your seat like every flight I've ever been on has told me? I've never seen a flight attendant allow someone to keep something in front of them but hey I'm guessing you are special so let's bitch about it.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:03 am to Martini
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It wasn't an infant. It was a two year old. Huge difference.
I'm not sure why you're so hung up on the difference. I already said it doesn't make United look any less shitty. Would it make you feel better if I made a new thread for stupid people that still use months to refer to their 2+ year olds and call a toddler an infant to drum up sympathy?
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:24 am to atxfan
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Everyone made it safely to their destination without bruises or broken bones. The lady was uncomfortable for the last leg of her flight.
Thats terrible reasoning. So they made it safely that time, so its ok?
This is totally on United.
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She's looking for a payday well beyond what she deserves, that's the story here.
So? If United is dumb enough to give her a legit reasom to raise hell thats totally United's fault.
The best thing they can do is not give people looking for trouble a reason to complain. They apparently suck at that. I dont feel bad for United for failing to get out of their own way.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:28 am to Martini
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don't have sympathy for her because of how she cowtowed to the airline. I would have suck frick you we are strapped in and not moving and made the other guy have the argument. Had I been the guy involved and been seated first its a good chance I'm telling them to frick off too because I'm in the seat.
It's interesting because this is similar to what happened with the guy who got knocked out.
Either give up your seat and put your son in danger or raise hell and face the wrath of airport security.
United sucks.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 10:35 am
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:31 am to Martini
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It wasn't an infant. It was a two year old. Huge difference.
What difference does this possibly make in respect of the post that you quoted?
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