Originally Posted by
twb3
It would have been far better to deny boarding in the first place than to deboard a passenger, but the incident was escalated by the passenger refusing to leave the aircraft once told that he would not be accommodated on that flight.
Even if you accept the principle that full-fare passengers can be involuntarily offloaded through no fault of their own, according to the accounts the doctor offered a perfectly valid reason why he should be allowed to keep his seat.
I think it will set a terrible precedent if this passenger is rewarded for his behavior. The lesson learned will be that defiance of flight and ground crew and abusive behavior will get you want you want.
Straw man argument.
United have well and truly shot themselves in the foot on this occasion.