No United airlines thread ? VOL....Delta won

[23kidd]

That rabbit look more swole than the dudes in the fitness thread.














*Giggles*

 

[iamdef]

Look like some good eats

 

[control are]

Looks like United settled with the passenger for an undisclosed sum. I wonder how much he was paid for this whole fiasco.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The passenger who was dragged off a United flight after he refused to give up his seat to airline employees settled with the airline for an undisclosed sum Thursday in an apparent attempt by the company to put the fiasco behind it as quickly as possible.

David Dao's legal team said in a brief statement that the agreement includes a provision that the amount will remain confidential. One his lawyers praised United CEO Oscar Munoz.

Munoz "said he was going to do the right thing, and he has," Thomas Demetrio said in the statement. "In addition, United has taken full responsibility for what happened ... without attempting to blame others, including the city of Chicago."

The settlement came less than three weeks after the episode, before Dao had even sued. The deal means United will not face a lawsuit that could have been costly, both in legal bills and in further public-relations damage.

United issued a brief statement, saying it was pleased to report "an amicable resolution of the unfortunate incident that occurred aboard Flight 3411."

Cellphone video of the April 9 confrontation aboard a jetliner at Chicago's O'Hare Airport sparked widespread public outrage over the way Dao was treated.

The footage showed airport police officers pulling the 69-year-old Kentucky physician from his seat and dragging him down the aisle. His lawyer said he lost teeth and suffered a broken nose and a concussion.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Demetrio said the settlement also averts any lawsuit against the city of Chicago. Airport police officers who work for the city pulled Dao off the jet.

"I praise Mr. Munoz and his people for not trying to throw the city under the bus or pass the buck," Demetrio said. "He stood in front of the world and has stated that, 'We, United, take full responsibility.'"

Demetrio said it was "unheard of" for a company to admit responsibility so quickly and completely.

"I hope corporate America notices when you goof up, people respect you a heck of a lot more when you admit it, instead of making people go through three years of depositions, motions, court hearings."

He said Dao was also impressed that "United stepped up to the plate."

The incident arose from a common air travel issue — a fully booked flight. Wanting to seat four crew members, the airline offered passengers $400 and later $800 to voluntarily relinquish their seats. When no one did, United selected four passengers at random.

Three people got off the flight, but Dao refused, saying he needed to get home to treat patients the next day. The airline then summoned the officers, who forcibly removed Dao.

The incident was a major embarrassment for United. The company's response in the immediate aftermath was widely criticized. Munoz first defended the airline and described Dao as "belligerent" before publicly apologizing days later and vowing to do better.

The three airport police officers who dragged Dao from the plane were placed on leave from the Chicago Department of Aviation.

The agency released a report April 24 in which the officer who pulled Dao from his seat, James Long, gave his version of events. Long said Dao was verbally and physically abusive and was flailing his arms before he lost his balance and struck his mouth on an armrest.

The department's roughly 300 officers guard the city's two main airports but are not part of the regular Chicago police force. They receive less training and cannot carry guns inside the terminals.

Also Thursday, the airline released a report detailing mistakes that led to the incident. United said would raise to $10,000 the limit on the payments it offers to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and increase training for employees.

United has vowed to reduce, but not eliminate, overbooking.

The airline has not said whether ticket sales have dropped since Dao was removed from the jet.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/physician-dragged-off-flight-settles-united-192558121.html

 

[iamdef]

He got 7-8 figures

 

[RustyShackleford]

The Dao household right now.........

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[T Lo Sweater]

He got 7-8 figures

Lawwwwd

 

[dman14]

The Dao household right now.........

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somewhere between 1-99Ms
City of Chicago, you next!

 

[had pants]

 

[wallyhopp]

More like the lawyers households. They aren't working for free. I think it's more than 7-8 figures. Easily 3 years worth of lawyer fees combined together plus damages and pain and suffering. Millionaire status.

 

[based mod]

More like the lawyers households. They aren't working for free. I think it's more than 7-8 figures. Easily 3 years worth of lawyer fees combined together plus damages and pain and suffering. Millionaire status.

You saying he got $100M+?

I'm thinking a minimum $10M+ but not that high.

 

[control are]

You saying he got $100M+?

I'm thinking a minimum $10M+ but not that high.

He prob meant "more like 7-8 figures". I'm guessing it was $10M+ as well. At least that's my minimum for getting pulled off a flight, some teeth busted, and my head concussed.

 

[ksteezy]

Even if he walks away with a mil, dude WON.

United bought that man a house and a good amount of change in his bank account


Must be nice

 

[iDon’tRead]

i mean with inflation, would yall compare this to the mcdonald's hot coffee case with it being a little more since he was more humilated in public ?

 

[everysingletime]

Idk how these personal injury settlements work

Glad this dude got his moolah

But I have this friend who got hit by a car while he was on a bicycle. He came out of it able to walk but he was on leave from work for a yr. He tells me he got 170 grand

That's a lot of money. But when someone else gets millions for getting dragged off an airline.. Idk what sliding scale they working from lol

Maybe the difference is the lawyer lol

 

[ksteezy]

Idk how these personal injury settlements work

Glad this dude got his moolah

But I have this friend who got hit by a car while he was on a bicycle. He came out of it able to walk but he was on leave from work for a yr. He tells me he got 170 grand

That's a lot of money. But when someone else gets millions for getting dragged off an airline.. Idk what sliding scale they working from lol

Maybe the difference is the lawyer lol

Your boy lion, there is only so much you can get from a personal car insurance and 170k isn't something a car insurance will pay up without some SERIOUS physical damage, for example, I was also hit by a car and was knocked unconscious, insurance offered 15k because I didn't have any long lasting injuries that would drastically change my life, my friends sister was involved in a crash and broke her hip, right leg, bunch of ribs, she had a 15% chance of survival, after a year she walked out the hospital, she walked away with 100k

Now you sue a major airline, the city, a hospital, these are BIGGGGGGG PAYDAYS and most of the time they just settle out of court like in this case.

 

[based mod]

Idk how these personal injury settlements work

Glad this dude got his moolah

But I have this friend who got hit by a car while he was on a bicycle. He came out of it able to walk but he was on leave from work for a yr. He tells me he got 170 grand

That's a lot of money. But when someone else gets millions for getting dragged off an airline.. Idk what sliding scale they working from lol

Maybe the difference is the lawyer lol

That car wasn't being driven by a multi-billion dollar company and filmed for everyone to see

 

[Platinum State]

Im guessing he got between 10-20 mil. Which isnt bad at all even after lawyer fees

 

[iamdef]

More like the lawyers households. They aren't working for free. I think it's more than 7-8 figures. Easily 3 years worth of lawyer fees combined together plus damages and pain and suffering. Millionaire status.

I don't think the lawyer got a lionshare of the settlement. I'd say 60-40 MAX for no less than 20 milly

Either way Dao, if he handle his money right can live good for the rest of his life

 

[ahat]

Ridiculous...



Guess he shoulda pissed his pants huh Delta?

 

[iamdef]

I read about that incident, in those situations again it seems like more of an ego move than customer service/decency.

 

[hennessy]

United changed my 12:30 departure from coast to coast flight by 2 hours, 2:45. Then told me, "we also have a 8:16 am available that day." :x I got places to be wtf. This flight is in July and I booked it a month ago. On the phone with Chase now because I booked through them and they are helping me out. I guess if United itinerary changes more than 2 hours you can get refunded. Still wack I have to deal with this. United really sucks

 

[ahat]

I read about that incident, in those situations again it seems like more of an ego move than customer service/decency.

Its crazy they were gonna arrest that man for going to the bathroom. Then he gotta pay 3x more for a ticket home


As a young middle eastern male im even more shook than before to go to an airport

 

[everysingletime]

Damn. These airlines are on something else. He kept asking why he was getting off the plane and they weren't even telling him [emoji]128565[/emoji][emoji]128565[/emoji][emoji]128565[/emoji]

 

[iamdef]

Its crazy they were gonna arrest that man for going to the bathroom. Then he gotta pay 3x more for a ticket home

As a young middle eastern male im even more shook than before to go to an airport

Airlines tryna get more petty than these cops

 

[$tatus $ymbol]

Typical lawyer fees I've seen are 33.3. So say he settled for 10MM then 6.6MM is not a bad number. They lucky buddy didn't sustain any permanent damage. I woulda been speaking sideways if I was Dao. Run up that check.