United passengers say they were asked to clean seats covered in fresh vomit

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/08/21/united-passengers-say-they-wer.html

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Wouldn’t this be a health code violation?

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That sounds like the kind of question someone who wanted to delay their flight would ask, smart guy.

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“What, you want a refund? Are you insane? You know we don’t give flight benefits to housekeeping staff!!”

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Stay classy, United. Just remember. There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Especially if you’re the only option.

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Hard pass, I would raise hell

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Well it could, depending on the levels of disgust you associate with different bodily fluids, have been worse:

(That’s three separate incidents, within eighteen months or so.)

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Funny you should ask! Yes, and No! If you voluntarily do the deed, no violation. If you’re forced to remove said puke / human fluids, that’s a health code violation! Looks like my work is done for the day, Happy Hump day BB!

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Surprise, surprise, the airline was United! Who would have guessed?

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No kidding.

they would be blamed for a departure delay if they insisted on having the seats cleaned by a cleaning crew.

Hey, our seats are covered in vomit. Anyone want to trade seats with us to avoid a delay? No? No one? Looks like it’s unanimous for a delay, flight attendants.

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Flight attendants don’t get paid until the doors close. This behavior is literally encouraged, they’re working for free until they leave the gateway.

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United has other means of…encouragement.

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Morale in the United PR department must be abysmal.

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That’s what you get if you don’t check the ‘No vomit’ box and pay the $20 surcharge when booking your ticket.

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How does United still have passengers at this point? They’re the Comcast of airlines, except customers actually have other choices.

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Speaking of Comcast, have you noticed that they call themselves “Xfinity” since about 9 years ago? I wonder if they did that because the “Comcast” brand has such a bad reputation.

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One word: oligopoly. Sometimes they’re the only option when you need a certain route at a certain time. Captive markets are a hell of a drug.

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Obligatory:

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And we all know what happens if you don’t do what you were asked on a United plane

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