Didn’t this happen about the time Delta canceled hundreds of flights back east due to weather around Atlanta? It could be that all other flights were totally full and the passengers already knew that…they may not have wanted to deal with getting another flight that may actually be several days out, not just a few hours later.
In any case, the proper solution was to just keep upping the amount offered to give up a seat – they were sitting in their rightfully assigned and purchased seat, if the airline wants it back let them buy it back at the market rate at the moment. After all, they charged the market rate at the moment when they sold it, right?
I have no sympathy for United. They were arrogant and deserve exactly what they are getting. Even if they didn’t drag the dude from the seat themselves, they were the ones who decided he needed to vacate that seat. Deserve exactly what they’re getting…
