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"Cheating Or Racist Policies...": Indian Bureaucrat Slams British Airways
Bureaucrat Ashwini Bhide travelling on a British Airways flight claimed she was downgraded from premium economy at check-in on the false pretext of overbooking.
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Chris Gayle Slams Airline After "Bad Experience", Calls Their Service "Ridiculous"
Chris Gayle said that he had a confirmed "business class ticket" but the airline wanted him to travel in economy class.
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Air India Passengers Protest After Being Denied Boarding Passes In Delhi
As many as 20 passengers were denied boarding passes to board the Air India Delhi-Guwahati flight, with the airline claiming that it was overbooked, passengers alleged on Wednesday.
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Overbooked Air India Flight Leaves Passengers Behind At Delhi Airport
Some passengers of an Air India Delhi-Rajkot flight were left aggrieved on Friday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after the airline denied boarding to them on the ground that the flight was overbooked.
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Canada To Introduce Airline Passengers' Bill Of Rights
The Canadian government on Tuesday said it planned to adopt regulations strengthening airline passengers' rights that would prevent overbooking incidents like a recent high-profile case of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off a plane in Chicago.
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Delta Air Lines Apologises For Forcing Family Off Flight
Delta Air Lines apologised on Thursday after a couple said they were kicked off an overbooked flight with their two toddlers so their seats could be given to waiting passengers, the latest US airline to apologise over incidents on board their flights.
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United Cuts Overbooking, Hikes Compensation After Passenger Fiasco
United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage.
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United Changes Crew Booking Policy After Passenger Dragged Off Plane
United Airlines said on Friday it is changing its policy on booking its own flight crews onto its planes after a man was dragged off an overbooked flight to make way for a United employee on Sunday, video of which went viral and made the airline the target of global criticism and ridicule.
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United CEO Apologizes For 'Horrific Event,' Promises Review Of Policies
After two days of conflicting explanations, falling stock prices and worldwide outrage, United Airlines entered full mea culpa mode Tuesday, with its chief executive apologizing for the "horrific event" in which a passenger was dragged from a plane screaming after refusing a last-minute request to give up his seat to make room for a crew member.
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United Airlines' 2017 Business Model: Drag A Person Off A Plane, Keep Raking In Record Profits
On the surface the outrage over United Airlines forcibly removing a man from a flight after he refused to "voluntarily" give up his seat for a United employee looks like just another case of airline overbooking gone awry.
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United Under Fire For Dragging A Passenger Off An Overbooked Flight
United Airlines called the police after a seated passenger declined to leave a flight to Louisville, Kentucky. Officers violently pulled him from his window seat and then down the aisle as passengers yelled at them to stop. A recording of the incident posted on social media sent people into an apoplectic rage over the carrier's heavy-handed respons...
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'Just Kill Me,' Said Asian Doctor, Bleeding, After Being Dragged Off United Airlines Plane
United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation.
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Cheaper Baggage, More Refunds: 10 Big Announcements For Flyers
Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday proposed a slew of new concessions for air passengers. The sops will be published on the website of the aviation ministry to invite feedback and suggestion before being implemented.
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"Cheating Or Racist Policies...": Indian Bureaucrat Slams British Airways
Bureaucrat Ashwini Bhide travelling on a British Airways flight claimed she was downgraded from premium economy at check-in on the false pretext of overbooking.
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Chris Gayle Slams Airline After "Bad Experience", Calls Their Service "Ridiculous"
Chris Gayle said that he had a confirmed "business class ticket" but the airline wanted him to travel in economy class.
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Air India Passengers Protest After Being Denied Boarding Passes In Delhi
As many as 20 passengers were denied boarding passes to board the Air India Delhi-Guwahati flight, with the airline claiming that it was overbooked, passengers alleged on Wednesday.
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Overbooked Air India Flight Leaves Passengers Behind At Delhi Airport
Some passengers of an Air India Delhi-Rajkot flight were left aggrieved on Friday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after the airline denied boarding to them on the ground that the flight was overbooked.
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Canada To Introduce Airline Passengers' Bill Of Rights
The Canadian government on Tuesday said it planned to adopt regulations strengthening airline passengers' rights that would prevent overbooking incidents like a recent high-profile case of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off a plane in Chicago.
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Delta Air Lines Apologises For Forcing Family Off Flight
Delta Air Lines apologised on Thursday after a couple said they were kicked off an overbooked flight with their two toddlers so their seats could be given to waiting passengers, the latest US airline to apologise over incidents on board their flights.
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United Cuts Overbooking, Hikes Compensation After Passenger Fiasco
United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage.
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United Changes Crew Booking Policy After Passenger Dragged Off Plane
United Airlines said on Friday it is changing its policy on booking its own flight crews onto its planes after a man was dragged off an overbooked flight to make way for a United employee on Sunday, video of which went viral and made the airline the target of global criticism and ridicule.
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United CEO Apologizes For 'Horrific Event,' Promises Review Of Policies
After two days of conflicting explanations, falling stock prices and worldwide outrage, United Airlines entered full mea culpa mode Tuesday, with its chief executive apologizing for the "horrific event" in which a passenger was dragged from a plane screaming after refusing a last-minute request to give up his seat to make room for a crew member.
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United Airlines' 2017 Business Model: Drag A Person Off A Plane, Keep Raking In Record Profits
On the surface the outrage over United Airlines forcibly removing a man from a flight after he refused to "voluntarily" give up his seat for a United employee looks like just another case of airline overbooking gone awry.
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United Under Fire For Dragging A Passenger Off An Overbooked Flight
United Airlines called the police after a seated passenger declined to leave a flight to Louisville, Kentucky. Officers violently pulled him from his window seat and then down the aisle as passengers yelled at them to stop. A recording of the incident posted on social media sent people into an apoplectic rage over the carrier's heavy-handed respons...
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'Just Kill Me,' Said Asian Doctor, Bleeding, After Being Dragged Off United Airlines Plane
United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation.
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Cheaper Baggage, More Refunds: 10 Big Announcements For Flyers
Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday proposed a slew of new concessions for air passengers. The sops will be published on the website of the aviation ministry to invite feedback and suggestion before being implemented.
