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According to Reddit hearsay they offered increasing amounts up to $800 but no one budged. One passenger offered to leave for $1500 and the crew laughed. I'm ass

by mastax 10y ago

According to Reddit hearsay they offered increasing amounts up to $800 but no one budged. One passenger offered to leave for $1500 and the crew laughed. I'm assuming there's corporate policy that puts a maximum cap on compensation.

walterbell 10y ago
Delta paid more than $1000 to passengers in a similar situation: https://consumerist.com/2017/04/10/one-family-earned-11000-by-not-flying-delta-during-delay-filled-weekend/ https://consumerist.com/2017/04/10/one-family-earned-11000-b...
xapata 10y ago
There is. Delta says $600 for a 4-hour forced rebook and up to $1200 or $1400 for longer. Can't remember the exact amount. Ah wait, I think it's some formula based on miles and delay. Regardless, it's some arbitrary cap for no good reason.
r00fus 10y ago
Any maximum cap is ridiculous. Let the free market reign! The flight itself represents many tens of thousands of dollars of fares. United have a price they were willing to cost the seat, they were unwilling to bear the cost. Either way, it's United's PR disaster to handle.
jessaustin 10y ago
...the crew laughed. I guess we should film everything while traveling. Editing the laughter together with the dragging and screaming would be golden...
- xapata 10y ago
  > film everything Ubiquitous surveillance of citizens is bad. Ubiquitous surveillance by citizens is good.
- ajmurmann 10y ago
  The laughter might be the most ridiculous part of this. If offered them to get off for 10k in actual money and would have found that perfectly reasonable given the situation they were in. The laughter shows that they somehow set themselves as above the market and the passengers at their mercy. They technically are, but see where it got United.
CamelCaseName 10y ago
I also got laughed at when I tried to negotiate up an offer of $1,000 to switch flights. Learn from my lesson though, try negotiating before you accept, not after. Not sure if it would have made a difference, but definitely less embarrassing.

by mastax 10y ago

walterbell 10y ago

Delta paid more than $1000 to passengers in a similar situation: https://consumerist.com/2017/04/10/one-family-earned-11000-by-not-flying-delta-during-delay-filled-weekend/ https://consumerist.com/2017/04/10/one-family-earned-11000-b...

xapata 10y ago

There is. Delta says $600 for a 4-hour forced rebook and up to $1200 or $1400 for longer. Can't remember the exact amount. Ah wait, I think it's some formula based on miles and delay. Regardless, it's some arbitrary cap for no good reason.

r00fus 10y ago

Any maximum cap is ridiculous. Let the free market reign! The flight itself represents many tens of thousands of dollars of fares. United have a price they were willing to cost the seat, they were unwilling to bear the cost. Either way, it's United's PR disaster to handle.

jessaustin 10y ago

...the crew laughed. I guess we should film everything while traveling. Editing the laughter together with the dragging and screaming would be golden...

xapata 10y ago
> film everything Ubiquitous surveillance of citizens is bad. Ubiquitous surveillance by citizens is good.
ajmurmann 10y ago
The laughter might be the most ridiculous part of this. If offered them to get off for 10k in actual money and would have found that perfectly reasonable given the situation they were in. The laughter shows that they somehow set themselves as above the market and the passengers at their mercy. They technically are, but see where it got United.

CamelCaseName 10y ago

I also got laughed at when I tried to negotiate up an offer of $1,000 to switch flights. Learn from my lesson though, try negotiating before you accept, not after. Not sure if it would have made a difference, but definitely less embarrassing.