{"id":12861,"date":"2024-06-26T19:32:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2024-06-26T19:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:32:54","slug":"passenger-kicked-off-flight-after-seat-he-purchased-three-months-earlier-was-sold-to-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12861","title":{"rendered":"Passenger kicked off flight after seat he purchased three months earlier was sold to family"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lawyer ended up having a heated discussion with Avianca airline staff after his seat was overbooked<\/h2>\n

A passenger was left understandably unimpressed after boarding his flight to learn that someone else had been given the seat he booked three months ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Colombian lawyer was enraged to discover there was no room for him on the plane.<\/p>\n

He was then embroiled in a heated row with cabin crew for nearly an hour. The guy, who has since been identified as Juan Manuel, was attempting to\u00a0travel<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Los Angeles<\/a>, US, from the Colombian capital Bogot\u00e1 when flight attendants told him his seat was unavailable.<\/p>\n

In a video filmed by another passenger that’s been shared online, Manuel told staff of Avianca, Colombia\u2019s largest airline: \u201cDon’t be disrespectful, is my\u00a0money<\/a> worthless? Don’t give me bad options, I need to get there. I’m a lawyer, you should respect me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI paid for it, they deducted it from my card, you haven\u2019t given me anything, it wasn\u2019t a favour!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Juan Manuel wasn’t happy when his pre-booked seat wasn’t available. (Jam Press)<\/cite><\/div>\n

He added: \u201cIt seems disrespectful to me that you would sell something you don’t have. And film what you want, I hope I become famous.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the passenger was refusing to leave the plane, flight attendants threatened to call the\u00a0police<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manuel replied: \u201cGood, I hope the prosecutor\u2019s office comes because I want to file a report. You can\u2019t be playing with people\u2019s plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the end, the man decided to leave the plane out of consideration for the other passengers, and was greeted with applause from other passengers when he left.<\/p>\n

The person who filmed the clip said the police didn\u2019t arrive and the man left the aircraft of his own free will.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Colombia<\/a>, the Civil Aviation Authority regulates the selling of flight tickets. However, Colombian Aeronautical Regulations (RAC) state that the airline should offer the affected passenger an option to reach their final destination on the same date and route.<\/p>\n

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It’s believed that the disgruntled passenger eventually made it to the US. (Jam Press)<\/cite><\/div>\n

If an agreement is not reached with the customer, the airline must compensate them with a minimum of 30 percent of the ticket\u2019s value.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0according to<\/a>\u00a0Mail Online, Manuel was provided with a food voucher for 26,000 Colombian pesos (a little over $6) and an $80 flight voucher.<\/p>\n

The airline is also said to have got him on a flight to Miami and then made a connection to Chicago.<\/p>\n

After a five-hour wait in Chicago, he was finally flown to Los Angeles and arrived around 10pm local time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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