Passenger forcible removed from flight

[be12hunt]

I did a search but didn't see anything on this yet. Pretty crazy video, not real sure what to think. Basically a flight was overbooked and after nobody volunteered they tried to force a passenger off. The passenger refused to give his seat up so he was dragged from the plane.

http://www.kgw.com/mb/news/man-pulled-of-united-airways-plane-in-chicago-set-for-louisville/430072613

[Landrover]

I saw that earlier.............just a crazy story. Gotta be more to this deal...I assume!

[Hydestik]

I saw that on tv. It didn't make much sense probably more to the story maybe ??? If not it's gonna cost them more than a $400 voucher.

[Tx.Fisher]

[SBXT]

Lawsuit pending

[boh347]

Meh...I go through the same thing every morning getting the kids ready for school.

[Tazman70]

They picked on an old asian man thinking that he'll go quietly. Man they were wrong. Hope he comes back and sue their pants off.

[CaptainDave]

I read the airline needed to dead-head a crew to the next destination and there were not enough takers on the vouchers offered as the flight was overbooked to begin with. Apparently, a couple passengers were selected randomly and this guy was one of them. He refused to exit the aircraft.

On the surface, pretty cruddy deal to force a passenger off the plane post boarding. I'm sure a lot of people would have been ****** too. Perhaps not to that extent of needing to be forcibly removed though!

[outlook8]

I can guarantee you that if I had paid for a seat on that plane and didn't want to take a later flight, they would have to drag me out kicking and screaming too...not any passengers fault united didn't plan ahead!

[Landrover]

Ok, .......got a little more info.
Flight overbooked by 4 people. They needed 4 seat for United employees that needed to get to another hub. United went in and chose 4 folks to leave the flight. The guy was a doctor needing to get to Louisville to see patients in the morning....oops.......bad move!!!! This wont end well for United Airlines.

[CastAndBlast]

I am pretty sure that I would own that airplane after that!

[Shane]

They should have started offering cash or vouchers and just upped the number until they got enough takers. Dragging a guy screaming from the plane isn't the best PR move an airline ever made.

[iamntxhunter]

It was handled poorly to begin with and only got worse as it went along. I don't think that Delta will be happy in the end and from the way the guy was treated I can see a lawsuit and a public relations nightmare for them.

[BrokenJ]

They should have chartered a private jet to fly the 4 crew members. That's a bad move for United. Hope that guy sues the dog out of them.

[HogHunter34]

He must have drawn shortest straw....seriously though must be more to it than just random selection & he gone