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United Airlines is investigating the leak of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's flight information for a trip to Cancun, Mexico earlier this week, Politico reported.
"It's against United's policies to share personal information about our customers and we are investigating this incident," a company executive told Politico in a statement, adding that whoever leaked the information may be fired.
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An editor at Thrifty Traveler tweeted out what appeared to be Cruz's flight information showing that the senator planned to travel back Thursday afternoon. But Skift's Edward Russell tweeted that he spoke to a source at United who said Cruz had only made the return booking around 6 a.m. ET on Thursday and was originally scheduled to come back on Saturday. NBC's Peter Alexander also confirmed the schedule change.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-says-investigating-leak-165547236.html
DemoTex
(25,412 posts)Initech
(100,166 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,507 posts)They have no expertise. The FAA, Boeing and Pratt&Whiney will be all over that.
DemoTex
(25,412 posts)The NTSB will be in charge, but the parties, and that is the term used, could include the airline, the airframe manufacturer, the engine manufacturer, the pilots representatives, the mechanics representatives, air traffic control representatives, and others. The FAA is always a party in such an investigation. I am a former airline accident investigator with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA-AFLCIO) representing the pilots, as a party, in such proceedings.
Happy Hoosier
(7,507 posts)my first thought. Someone could have been killed! This happened in my town
Oldem
(833 posts)to drag paying customers off their flights.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,847 posts)LeftInTX
(25,864 posts)Still Cruz is slime and deserves it.
Hope they don't find the leaker.
Or there were so many leakers that they throw up their hands.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,847 posts)Freethinker65
(10,122 posts)If the "leaker" gets outed and reprimanded, things will be even worse for United. GoFundMe money would begin rolling in.
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)He was standby for a business class upgrade for the return trip. He got that for the way down. Pictures of him in the United lounge show he got one while his family flew coach.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Deuxcents
(16,490 posts)Its out in the open n hes a jerk off. I hope Im not breaking rules but, really, my friends. He is.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)You say po-tae-to, I say say po-tah-to.
LeftInTX
(25,864 posts)WA-03 Democrat
(3,059 posts)It doesnt even list the full name. First name 1 letter and last name 3 letters. T Cru could be anyone. Anyone can access the info.
FlyingPiggy
(3,391 posts)Gate that indicates the flight number and its destination. Its not really too secret.
twin_ghost
(435 posts)G'SUS H. CHRIST