Before throwing them under the bus, let's have the
FULL STORY.
From -
http://www.kpho.com/story/24143676/outr ... und-flight1) There were 41 people bumped. Not 1.
2) They were flying a 737 (800 ETOPS or 900ER, doesn't specify)
3) This is *NOT* unusual to have to bump going to Hawaii from LA.
Why are we blaming the airline who picked by a number system that ignores who a person is (for obvious reasons) and uses fare class and other statistical data to pick who's removed, instead of the other 100+ people on the flight who
WERE NOT BUMPED and yet chose not to take his place?
I'm sorry, I can't hold much of a fire under United for doing what is done every day on many flights. I hold accountable the ungrateful little people who stayed on the plane instead of giving up their seat for a WWII Vet, something I would've done in a heartbeat and have done before for less than a vet.