Re:Remove United from your flight results
by donald123 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:29PM
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Well, that's "involuntary compensation" regulated by DOT. And those are usually handled before you board on the plane. So technically if you walk down the plane yourself, they can call it "voluntarily".
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Re:Remove United from your flight results
by Buttons840 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:26PM
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What? What do you mean by "walk down the plane"?
Re:Remove United from your flight results
by braveo on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:53PM
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It's involuntary if they don't let you on the place, but if you willingly walk off the plane it's voluntary.
If what the person is saying is true, then technically speaking, the only one who could demand cash would be the doctor.
Re:Remove United from your flight results
by vinay427 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:34PM
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I disagree. United chose the other passengers who were to be removed as well, and so none of the chosen passengers volunteered to leave the flight as there was no alternative (default) option presented in which the passengers would remain on the flight. Threatening to call the authorities if someone doesn't leave doesn't qualify as eliciting a voluntary exit.
I'm not arguing for or against, I was explaining what the other poster meant since it seemed as if their meaning wasn't clear.
My statement about the doctor being the only one that could be compensated was definitely tongue in cheek.