Did you guys hear about the family that got transferred to another flight because MH17 was overbooked? Father, mother and a kid had checked in and were waiting to board when a Malaysian Airlines employee informed him the flight was overbooked and they would have to fly through Dubai instead of taking the direct flight. They weren't too pleased at the time. Dutch news interviewed the father's brother and asked him what his brother said about this whole mess, the answer; "He doesn't know yet, he's still in the air at the moment." Imagine having that conversation with a family member.

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