I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

A law that the guy rightfully pointed out is never followed during other flights.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

It's interesting how Delta parses words: "I can confirm that this was not because the flight was overbooked" said their spokeswoman. But in fact, when the teenage son did not show up for the flight, Delta sold the seat again to another person (even though the dad had paid for it). Then when the other person tried to board and found the 2-yr old in the seat, Delta resorted to using the federal law about the name on the ticket.

While not overbooking in the classic sense, I think it falls under that category.

The problem is that there is a stupid Federal law where the seat must be occupied by the person who's name is on the ticket. That's the real of the issue. If Delta doesn't comply, they get fined and the crew reprimanded.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

Also, I think that an airline will not let you keep an empty seat you've paid for if there are other passengers wanting to fly. I've heard of people who bought an extra ticket (just to have more room) and were told that the airline could put a standby passenger in the seat. Not sure if that's changed over the years.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Why would somebody do that? At that point you might as well just buy a first class ticket.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

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No one likes to be scrunched while flying, but as airlines continue to cram as many seats on planes as they can, things can definitely get tight. An Australian man is suing over the close quarters on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, claiming he was forced him into uncomfortable positions during the 14-hour flight.

The 67-year-old man tells the Sydney Daily Telegraph that the airline wouldn’t let him switch his seat next to two obese passengers who encroached on his space. Though he was seated by the window, he says he was left “crouching, kneeling, bracing, or standing” for much of the Transpacific flight.

His in-flight moves exacerbated his scoliosis and caused lower and upper back injuries, and bruising to his neck, he claims.

“I don’t hold any malice towards the people in the seats next to me – they’d paid for a ticket too,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “The airline could have put me in a crew seat or moved people around but they did nothing.”

He’s filed his lawsuit in Australia’s Federal Court, and American says it has received the lawsuit and is reviewing the allegations.

He’s not the first person to bring legal action against an airline over a seatmate: Last year, a traveler sued Emirates claiming that his trip was “ruined” after a nine-hour flight he spent next to an obese man. And in 2015, an Australian man sued Etihad Airways, saying he had to contort his body to avoid being in contact with his “grossly overweight” seat mate, resulting in a back injury, BBC reported.

suing for having to sit next to a fat person


https://consumerist.com/2017/05/05/amer ... socialflow

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

United Airlines has apologized to a passenger who was forced to give up her 2-year-old son's seat and hold the child on a flight - until her leg and arm went numb.

Shirley Yamauchi, a middle school teacher from Hawaii, was bound for a teacher's conference in Boston last week, she told Hawaii News Now. Her traveling companion was 27-month-old Taizo, whose ticket she said cost as much as hers - nearly $1,000.

The first leg of Thursday's trip - Hawaii to Houston - went fine.

So did the layover.

But as Yamauchi and her son sat waiting for takeoff to Boston, a man walked up with the same seat number as Taizo, the mother told ABC affiliate KITV.

"I told him, I bought both of these seats," she told the station. "The flight attendant came by, shrugs and says, 'flight's full.'"

A United spokesman told The Washington Post that Taizo's boarding pass had been improperly scanned and that because the toddler wasn't logged in to the system, his seat was released to a standby passenger.

The airline said it is trying to compensate the family for its mistake.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

Apparently these clowns at United haven't learned anything. Time for Munoz to be fired.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... story.html

Unless she bought the tickets separately, which is unlikely, this is a terrible mistake. Why would you not check with the mother who you know is on the plane that her two year old companion failed to show up?

Apparently these clowns at United haven't learned anything. Time for Munoz to be fired.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... story.html

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As a person who flies regularly, you realize that your positive experiences are quickly forgotten and your bad experiences are magnified. It is an industry with very difficult logistics, significant factors out of its control like security, air traffic control, and weather, and customers who are rarely in a good mood.

I can't imagine working in customer service for an airline. You'd have to be a pilot where you are locked away in a protected cabin.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I generally agree with this, but I think it also needs to be stated that MANY people who fly are flat out stupid or just assholes. There are some novice travelers who hold up everything because they are so oblivious and stupid. Things like them arguing about taking shoes off before going thru security creates a minor hold up with a ripple effect thru the entire line. There are also people who think because they fly often that the airlines should bend over backwards and basically let them do whatever they want.

I love travelling and generally try to enjoy the whole experience. I try to stay positive, and people watching at the airport is terrific theater. The only thing that really boils my blood is when they board the plane only to have us sit at the gate or on the tarmac. Delays suck enough and if I am going to be delayed because of whatever reason, at least keep me in the airport concourse where I can grab a drink and sit somewhat comfortably.

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