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    United Airlines CEO out for ADDING flights to schedule as a form of bribery

    Weird story.

    http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/08/news...ceo/index.html

    United CEO Jeff Smisek has stepped down, along with two other executives.

    Their crime?

    They added a direct flight from Newark, NJ to Columbia, SC to gain favor with then Port Authority chairman David Samson.

    http://www.northjersey.com/news/fede...65692?page=all

    Samson had a second home in South Carolina, near Columbia. He referred to the flight as "The Chairman's Flight", and in fact the plane was less than half full most of the time -- something highly unusual in today's US air travel environment. Samson, in turn, was said to have acted favorably toward United Airlines in the NYC/Newark areas.

    Samson was also thought to have had a role in the lane closure scandal ordered by Chris Christie to punish a mayor he didn't like.

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    Oh, and despite being caught doing this, the CEO is getting a $4.8 million "separation payment".

    Unbelievable.

    He should get a jail cell for corruption of a public official.

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    Only thing about this that is fishy is that someone considered that a 'bad' move.

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    What am I missing Druff? You are acting like he Jared'd a little boy.



    I would have done this.

    I don't always do favors. But when I do I prefer it to be for Chairman.

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    Wait, did I just take the bait on a Google hitter.

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    Modern day version of falling for a bot.

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    I'm gonna try this myself.

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    This is the 4th negative thread I've posted since 2012 about United Airlines.

    I need to post more anti-Air Canada threads to make up for it.

     
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