Screaming man dragged off plane by uniformed officials

[OnlinePoker]

United overbooks a flight and this is how they treat their passengers.

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A man claiming to be a doctor was forcibly dragged off a United flight in Chicago on Sunday, according to video posted to social media.

The video, posted to Twitter and Facebook by multiple passengers, shows a screaming man being literally dragged off an airplane by uniformed personnel. According to those who posted the video, the video was shot on a United flight in Chicago set to take off for Louisville.

One eyewitness told the Louisville Courier-Journal that the flight was overbooked, and before the flight began boarding United employees offered passengers $400 and a free hotel room in exchange for their seat. United explained that four of its employees needed to be in Louisville in the morning to service a flight.

http://www.abc15.com/news/national/doctor-dragged-off-crowded-plane-by-uniformed-personnel

[superpatriotman]

1. Subways in the sky

Nt

[Tanuki]

2. "Screaming man"-- the article doesn't mention the fact that the security

officer "busted his lip," as a shocked fellow passenger can be heard saying in the video. Others can be heard saying, "Oh my God" and "Look what you did to him!" It sounds as if his screaming was a consequence of being assaulted while being forcibly removed from his seat, for which he had paid and which he was occupying peacefully, whereas the headline would make one think that he was randomly screaming and that was what prompted his removal.

[lunasun]

5. I agree everyone needs to read the entire story linked

[dalton99a]

3. So they dragged him off the plane, injured him, and put him back on.

[lunasun]

4. People need to read the entire story at the link. Do we need a lawyer now to keep our

paid and assigned seat ? I never fly United even though I live near thier hub but I care this is happening to others who bought tickets. More than an apology is needed to all the passengers delayed and really, also harassed on this plane by United

[RandiFan1290]

6. They usually go after minorities

or people they think won't have the ability to fight back if they force them off.

They probably allowed him back on once they found out he has enough $$ to fight back.

[dalton99a]

7. Yep. "You've been selected by a computer" is complete bullshit - would they separate a child from

a parent, or choose a white lawyer in a business suit?

[DFW]

8. In the case of United?

Neither would surprise me.

[SoCalNative]

9. Or, here's a thought

STOP overbooking your flights!

[salin]

10. The airline over booked. Their responsibility

not that of the passengers to disembark or be disembarked by force (mmm. the 'security' personnel are wearing jackets that say "Police" on the back.)

Surely there were other flights going from Chicago to Louisville - even if they had to be booked on another airline - that could have been used to get the 4 United airline employees to Louisville. The cost and inconvenience is the responsibility of United.

I hope the good doctor has a lawyer preparing to file suit.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. Totally agree. United needs to look up the definition of voluntary.

Forcibly removing someone off the flight is not voluntary. United needs to take responsibility for their scheduling incompetence.

[exboyfil]

12. An entire plane full of people

and not one accepted the $800 compensation. What to make of that? I sure bet United wished they had gone up to $1200.

[Foamfollower]

13. Time to let them know I will NEVER fly their airline again.

United sucks.

Edited to add, let them know how you feel here:

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/Contact/customer/default.aspx

[mountain grammy]

14. Outrageous.