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brooklynite

(94,384 posts)
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 08:11 PM Apr 2017

United Airlines gets trolled by rivals

Source: Washington Post

United Airlines has taken a few public relations hits lately. Two weeks ago it was over two girls who were barred from boarding a United flight because they were wearing leggings. Then it was the passenger who was physically – and violently — removed from a flight Sunday when he refused to give up his seat for a crew member.

After Sunday’s incident went viral, some of the airline’s foreign rivals couldn’t resist taking a shot at the U.S. carrier.

“We are here to keep you #united,” Royal Jordanian tweeted Monday. “Dragging is strictly prohibited.”

Emirates Airline followed Tuesday with a video quoting United chief executive Oscar Munoz badmouthing Middle Eastern airlines in an airline trade publication last month.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/04/11/united-airlines-gets-trolled-by-rivals/

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United Airlines gets trolled by rivals (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2017 OP
Munoz actually said that about Emirates? mainer Apr 2017 #1

mainer

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1. Munoz actually said that about Emirates?
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 08:59 PM
Apr 2017

What a jerk. I've flown Emirates. They beat any US airline in every regard.

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