Rep. Filner Allegedly Freaks Out Over Lost Baggage

Oh please....anytime these people are simply criticized they fabricate trash like this. It is grossly irresponsible of you to print such allegations in the absence of any type of corroboration.

If it was United Airlines, I understand completely. United should pay the Congressman for making him go through the hasssle of having to get his bag and then put up with some rude employee with the nerve to call the police on a customer who was probably justifiably upset. I have ZERO sympathy for these two bit airlines and their surly employees. American carriers don't have clue when it comes to customer service.

Passengers seem strangely free to assault airport employees, flight crews, and even security screeners with impunity. I watched a passenger strike a screener once, and the police refused to arrest that passenger and let him fly. For the sake of saner airports... you go, you airline employee, who ever you are!!

Ah, how nice to see another Democrat standing up for the little guy.

Jerry and omelas, you're both scum.

This is another example of airline employees treating the public with disrespect. First, we had a flight attendant kicking a mother and her baby off the plane when her baby said "bye bye plane". Now we have a United employee losing a congressman's luggage and being rude to him. That employee should be fired.

He's on his way to Iraq. Probably had his flak jacket in his luggage and was about to miss his connection. Then some arrogant airline employee refuses to help. The only people worse than politicians and lawyers are airline employees who refuse to provide what their paid for, service.

I blame Al Gore & global warming.

Whats wrong with these people? These people act like a bunch of heathens. They are animals unable to control themselves. Lock up the pompous lawmakers since they feel they need to break there own laws.

There's no excuse for violence, etc., etc., and it's my understanding the Congressman may have exhibited a short fuse in the past. However, any one who flies with any regularity will feel some sympathy for Filner. The airline industry in this country cannot get you anywhere on time, if at all, service is inept and contemptuous; being insulted and lied to by airline workers is routine. Sit at DC-Reagan during another delay, watch a family who was guaranteed seats on a plane be turned away, then when they get upset watch as airline personnel call 20 cops over and suggest they are terrorists. Meanwhile, at another airport, watch a drunk passenger scream that he wants to be a terrorist and watch the airline people do absolutely nothing at all while they let the disruptive passenger board a flight. The airlines provoke confrontation and will continue to get away with their conduct as long as they are bailed out and are allowed to flaunt their trangressions, and they will keep it up while refusing to accept their responsibility for clogging air traffic without committing to fix the air traffic system by paying their share for it. What the Congressman may want to do is admit he pushed the clown at United, say the fool deserved it, then reach out to his connections on Capitol Hill and start getting this reckless industry under control.

I've had airlines temporarily lose my bags and then deliver them to my door. I learned the hard way to always carry on for short stay trips and for those items that were most important to me. While we're about the same age this guy travels a lot more than I ever will and he hasn't learned this yet? No wonder he's a congressman, he's too dumb for the real world.

Why wasn't this bastard arrested?

In response to the Filner story I have to say I suspect there may have been a problem with his baggage and I believe the air carrier representative he was dealing with may have set him off. Whatever the cause, Filner should understand he does not lay hands on anyone especially at an airport. First of all we have a large organization, the air carrier, with thousands of employees. They are mainly interested in flying for profit, employees are not sufficiently trained to find correct answers for passengers because the air carrier baggage systems are horribly inadequate. The air carrier will not spend the money to update their baggage systems. So now we have a frightened air carrier employee, working in an unforgiving environment, confronted by a bodacious, "I'm sooo important," blow hard, congressman, who pushes aside the female employee who was probably half his size and attempts to pass through and enter a restricted area. Good job Filner! This is an example of what people like Filner have fed to the flying public. Congressmen and lawmakers alike have placed the public at great risk by the facade orchestrated under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Agency (TSA). We are held hostage at the security checkpoints by unruly and miserable TSA employees. Then to add insult to injury checkpoints deffer in their operation from location to location. What are we to do? Then we have people like Filner who believe they are more important than everyone else and make a habit of being the bully on the block. What an odious jackass. How long has this clown been an elected official, the hog at the public feeding station? He is flying to Iraq, to do what? Get more coverage in the Wash. Post? Let's allow this pin head to push some more people around he is doing a good job of helping to erode our 4th amendment rights as it is already.

It's too bad that Filner lost his cool, but also let's put the blame where it belongs. United Airlines and other airlines have lost luggage, subjected passengers to long interminable waits, etc. and all the time claiming "safety of passengers." I have seen several times in my flight experience that flight attendants and airport personnel have been rude, uncooperative, and just plain nasty BECAUSE THEY COULD. We have no recourse to complain. All we can do as passengers is to SUE! And, that doesn't seem to get the job done! Also, to be considered is the fact that some folk want to get money if they think it is there, and a Congressman to some is MONEY! I'd be interested to know how badly the man was assaulted! I agree with the man "Jag" who noted that the airlines provoke confrontation, often times when they are wrong! I had it done to me and I went the full circle and sued.

Oh, I forgot to add that I was on a "round the world" flight for Uncle Sam and had gone from China to Russia. I didn't "dress." I had on sweat pants, etc. I didn't look like what the airlines expected and so this flight attendant was nasty as she could be. I knew the pilot personally and he had invited up to cockpit when the flight was over. I also knew the head of the company. She didn't want to believe THAT! I could have pulled out my credentials, but I didn't consider her important enough to show them to her. I was a PASSENGER and I expected service. I didn't get it. I sued and WON!

Two options people:

Option 1: Take the train - Less hassle. No TSA-like nonsense at most stations. Enough room to cross your legs in your seat. Get up and walk about or go to the bathroom whenever you please. Some cars have electrical outlets so you can get work done.

Option 2: Drive there - No TSA-like nonsense. Leave when you please. Strong sense of personal freedom.

If enough people change transportation modes and the airlines will eventually figure out that the American public prefer better quality for their traveling dollar.

1:15 to Baghdad, Kirkuk and Anbar Province - All Aboard!

Why should a congressman get to break the rules? The poor schmuk in the baggage room had no control over the lost luggage and was just doing their job. They are just the end of the chain. The airline employee could get fired and the airline fined heavily for allowing an unauthorized person in the baggage area. The rule is there for a purposes to protect the public and their belongings.
I have flown enough to have my baggage miss the flight and understand the frustration especially after a long flight in an overcrowded plane with a screaming baby kicking the seat behind me and an ipod with filthy rap blaring from the seat in front. But as my grandma used to say (and the Congressman needs to learn) is" you get a lot more bees with honey than vinegar."
The airline employees are almost numb to the abusive language and attitudes that are thrown at them and are pleasantly surprised when someone goes out of the way to be nice and usually while go out of their way to reciprocate. The employees on the front line are just as frustrated with the system as the flying public, but really have little control over the overcrowded planes, the weather, or uncouth passengers or even what some other airline employee did or failed to do.

I have been reading the comments here since yesterday. I am happy to see a greater majority understand the root cause. Filner is a bully, should keep his hands to himself, and the air carrier offers no service for the awful and expensive travel they give the public. I have an idea, let's develop a national record keeping service where passengers are able to file complaints, lost baggage, delayed flights, nasty employees, etc. When the complaints reach a predetermined level the air carrier is shut down for a 30 day period, "No Flights," and refund to each passenger 50% of their ticket purchase from the previous 30 days. Think this may develop into a learning curve for these air carriers?

I have been reading the comments here since yesterday. I am happy to see a greater majority understand the root cause. Filner is a bully, should keep his hands to himself, and the air carrier offers no service for the awful and expensive travel they give the public. I have an idea, let's develop a national record keeping service where passengers are able to file complaints, lost baggage, delayed flights, nasty employees, etc. When the complaints reach a predetermined level the air carrier is shut down for a 30 day period, "No Flights," and refund to each passenger 50% of their ticket purchase from the previous 30 days. Think this may develop into a learning curve for these air carriers?

I have been reading the comments here since yesterday. I am happy to see a greater majority understand the root cause. Filner is a bully, should keep his hands to himself, and the air carrier offers no service for the awful and expensive travel they give the public. I have an idea. Let's develop a national record keeping service where passengers are able to file complaints, lost baggage, delayed flights, nasty employees, etc. When the complaints reach a predetermined level the air carrier is shut down for a 30 day period, "No Flights," and refund to each passenger 50% of their ticket purchase from the previous 30 days. Think this may develop into a learning curve for these air carriers?

How ironic that Filner sits on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. He is part of the committee that oversees transportation, which he found out first hand is F'd up and Infrastructure (bridges collapsing in Minn). Do these people even care about our country. Only when it affects them personally. I am glad this happened to him, maybe he will use this experience in his position on the committe to fix the problems. I have to give him credit for at least flying like us common folks and not on an executive jet like many on the other side of the aisle who can't be bothered with the problems of the proletariat. Filner, fix our roads and bridges, and fix our transportation system. Cuz the next bridge that collapses, could be one you are being chauffered across.

Who hasn't wanted to address someone about lost luggage, or
mouth off at a screener forcing you to take off a barely there pair of sandals? Bill Maher is right: how about a fly-at-your-own-risk
airline, where we take the one in a trillion chance there will be a
terrorist on board, and skip all the ridiculous security measures?

This is similar to when the police beat up a girl at Reagan National Airport in DC. They assaulted this girl and gave her a serious brain injury and made her entire body black and blue. Then they arrested HER and charged her with a made up crime to cover up the police brutality. The airport police are supposed to be there to protect us from terrorists, not beat up and harass young women, mothers and Congressmen. I seriously doubt Congressman Filner, who devoted his entire life to public service and was on his way to visiting our troops in Iraq, assaulted anyone! Fly through Washington DC at your own risk.

The elected Representatives in the US seem to have learnt their manners from Indian politicians !!

The customer is NOT always right. Airline employees are not paid enough to put up with physical abuse from pompous asses like Filner. Hang 'em high!

I fly a lot and I have seen and experienced lost luggage, indifference of airlines employees, late flights, cancelled flights, etc. I have never felt the need to assault someone. These guys think they have special priviledges because they hoodwinked some folks where they live and got elected. Assault is assault.

Another Democrat does the Cynthia McKinney Freakout!

Cynthia blamed it on a vast rightwing conspiracy!

Who or what will Bob blame? PMS?

This coverage ranks right up there with Paris Hilton and the celebs, we've had over 3500 men and women dying in Iraq for way too many years and the so-called liberal media has not given them as much coverage as they have those poor souls that died doing a hazardous job in the coal mines. Now we have to hear about a spat in an airport? God help us, we can not even help ourselves anymore!

"He is flying to Iraq, to do what?"

To get five rugs for five bucks?

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