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Why did United neglect to tell parents of a minor she was rerouted?

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Re: Why did United neglect to tell parents of a minor she was rerouted?

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We went to Twitter and made sure that we were not blocked for a violation of terms and they confirmed we were not and that a user blocked us.

Curious what vetting you do of the complaints that you handle this way? What do you do to verify they are valid and not, for example, hoaxes or even if not hoaxes that they contain all of the relevant facts and are not slanted in favor of the harmed person?

Re: Why did United neglect to tell parents of a minor she was rerouted?

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post #6

We went to Twitter and made sure that we were not blocked for a violation of terms and they confirmed we were not and that a user blocked us.

Curious what vetting you do of the complaints that you handle this way? What do you do to verify they are valid and not, for example, hoaxes or even if not hoaxes that they contain all of the relevant facts and are not slanted in favor of the harmed person?

I personally reached out to the mother, checked the flight records and reached out to United before sharing anything. We also waited until the child was home safely before sharing anything.
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