[tamarav]

I posted my United story in the overbook section, but wanted to add this lovely story about the united personell at dulles airport.

I was among a bunch of other people who were bumped from their flight. There was a number of people who were bumped from a Pittsburgh flight while I was waiting in line. They were not getting any help from these gate people, as they were only 2 people, dealing with 7 or 8 planes at the same time. The gate people were horribly rude to everyone, but this took the cake. Those particular people were beginning to get desperate and kept after the woman at the gate, and finally, she walks back, slams the door, and says 'there are 44 people on that plane, and no more are getting on there now!' This is a plane that carries 70 passengers, and she left those people stranded! HOw is it that she could get away with doing something like that? Do the flight attendants and pilots not notice this? Can they do nothing?