United pax forcibly removed from flight
 

Man. I wouldn't want to work in United's social media department right now.

https://twitter.com/JayseDavid/status/851223662976004096

Apparently flight was oversold. No volunteers. A few deadheads needed to get on. I'm sure there were about 10 better ways to handle this than literally dragging someone off the plane.

Added: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/04/10/video-shows-man-forcibly-removed-united-flight-chicago-louisville/100274374/

We need stuff like this to put the fear of God into the flying public. Comply or you will pay!

(^^that was sarcasm, BTW ^^)

How many times was he asked to get off the plane like a rational human being? The video doesn't show the tantrum he threw before the police decided this was the best course of action. If we caved to every person throwing a tantrum it would be pure chaos in the back.

Why was he asked at all? Because $800 and a hotel room is the limit before people are forcibly removed? Everyone on that plane had a price, and whatever is was, it's orders of magnitude less than what this is going to cost United in PR and/or legal fees.

Imagine being the deadheader who had to sit in that seat....

Eyeshades and earplugs, my friend. Eyeshades and earplugs.

From a different angle: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSsWmXSADOM/

If you notice the guy dragging him off was not in a police uniform. That begs a lot of questions. If it's a United employee he has exposed himself and his employee to a world of legal pain.

Should have let the cops do it.

no matter how you try to flip this..its still a PR nightmare for UAL.. Fly the Friendly Skies is a joke. Customer always wins at the end of the day...(wallet)