A Man Was Dragged Off A United Plane After The Airline Overbooked The Flight

Source: BuzzFeed News | April 10, 2017 | Alicia Melville-Smith

Videos posted to Twitter and Facebook show a man being pulled out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane by three security officers.

Several videos have been posted online of a man being dragged off a United Airlines plane after the flight was overbooked.

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The incident occurred on Flight 3411, which was waiting to take off at Chicago O’Hare Airport for Louisville, Kentucky.

Audra Bridges, who said she was on the plane and posted video to Facebook, told the Courier-Journal the flight was overbooked by four people.

Bridges said passengers were allowed to board the flight but were later told four people would need to give up their seats for four United employees who were needed in Louisville on Monday.

She said no passengers volunteered, so a manager came aboard and said passengers would be randomly selected and asked to leave.

When asked to leave, the man in the video became “very upset” and said he was a doctor who had patients to see the next day, Bridges said.

A manager then told him security would be called if he refused to leave the plane. Three security guards then removed him from his seat while other passengers yelled in disgust.

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  • Consistent April 10, 2017 at 1:19 pm #15028

    Consistent April 10, 2017 at 2:31 pm #15030

    Consistent April 10, 2017 at 5:19 pm #15035

    EVERYDAY April 10, 2017 at 6:14 pm #15037

    There was no other way to transport the crew from Chicago to Louisville? Google Maps app says it would be a 4-5 hour drive.

    I don’t like this business of chronically overbooking flights. Occasionally — ok. But airlines like United overbook constsntly. Sure, most airlines will compensate those who willingly give up their seats, but there are times when taking a later flight isn’t feasible. Forcing a passenger to give up his seat is reprehensible for a business that is supposed to be providing a service. It should be illegal.

    Consistent April 10, 2017 at 10:40 pm #15043

    EVERYDAY April 11, 2017 at 3:45 am #15045

    The airline may be in the right from a legal standpoint. But this incident has created a PR nightmare for United and all airlines for that matter. This negative publicity is not what these carriers need at this time when, thanks to TSA, flying has turned from being a pleasure into an unpleasant chore.

    Consistent April 11, 2017 at 5:56 pm #15054

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