"On a recent trip I was physically ejected off the plane by airline staff. I am interested in people who had similar problems with the airlines; what was done by them; and what was resolved".

Actually I think you can tell by the responses that no one on this board has been physically ejected from an airplane. Chauming you have to admit that this is an unusual event--not the sort of thing you read about in the papers everyday, nor do I see it on the court dockets for lawsuits. About the only time we hear of people being physically ejected is because of criminal behavior. Hence the skepticism and the lack of understanding on this board for your position.

Were you too drunk to know why you were ejected from the plane? Do you have a medical condition that was misinterpreted as aggressive or threatening behavior by the airline crew?

Now the airlines do some things to tick us off and occasionally treat us miserably. I have never seen nor heard of a case where someone was "physically ejected" for no apparent reason. I have seen people who have been asked to leave as there was a double booked seat but the people have always gone without incident so have not had to be "ejected" and the airlines have always been kind and apologetic to them.

Were you physically ejected or kindly asked to leave (you did say in a subsequent post that you made it sound worse than it was and I think that is what has led to the confrontation that has developed in this thread)?

I could go on and on but it should be obvious by now that what may seem like a simple question to you is obviously not a simple question to those who have never experienced such a situation. While you may interpret some of the comments as "snotty", I actually thought that flyer talkers were trying to get to the bottom of it.

If you had said: "The plane was fully booked and I was seated in 5C, another passenger came along and had a boarding card for 5C also. Since he had Diamond status and I am only Silver, the flight attendant asked me to give up my seat. I was very upset as I had my anniversary to get to so I stood my ground and said that I wasn't going anywhere. After a little while I calmed down and acceded to their request. They put me up in a hotel overnight and put me on the first flight out in the morning. What else do you think I am entitled to and how do you think a person should handle a situation like this? Anybody out there that has had similar problems?" Now that is something we could relate to and you might have gotten some helpful advice and, probably, a lot of sympathy.

If you look at the threads, with some minor exceptions, most people try to be helpful and we have even developed a sense of community here. Some of us have even helped out a fellow Flyer Talker to resolve a problem with a particular airline.