The viral video of a United Airlines passenger who was assaulted by airport security has gone viral. The plane was overbooked and a passenger was violently removed from his seat because airline employees needed it to make a flight. It has resulted in negative publicity for the company, especially since United Airlines has defended its decision that led to the assault on the passenger. According to the New York Times, a United Airlines spokesperson identified as Charlie Hobart said, “We had asked several times, politely for the man to give up his seat before force was used. We had a customer who refused to leave the aircraft … We have a number of customers on board that aircraft and they want to get to their destination on time and safely, and we want to work to get them there. Since that customer refused to leave the aircraft, we had to call … the police, and they came on board.”
Here is Twitter’s response to United Airlines and their treatment of customers and overbooking:
#UnitedAirlines went from”Fly The Friendly Skies”to”Don’t Make Us Fuck You Up” #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) April 11, 2017
#UnitedAirlines New Seating Plan…✈️??️ pic.twitter.com/QJod1iPBRe
— Gabriella ❤ ??? (@gabriella_akat) April 11, 2017
starting tomorrow, #UnitedAirlines will be offering complementary mouthguards to their passengers instead of peanuts. pic.twitter.com/p3sNbPMues
— MacMally? (@MarcusMacCowan) April 11, 2017
We have First Class, Business Class, and Fight CLUB #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos #unitedAIRLINES #flight3411 pic.twitter.com/4O8TTwoYjk
— Tobamann (@tobamann) April 11, 2017
When you are a Overbooked Pilot in #UnitedAirlines ?? pic.twitter.com/814tiDXkKG
— Anmol Katiyar ?? (@Anmol_77) April 11, 2017
Sneak preview of the next season of The Walking Dead #UnitedAirlines pic.twitter.com/x0oqHAYR8T
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninjapaul) April 11, 2017
The best yet? @united #unitedAIRLINES pic.twitter.com/A4W32P1fY4
— Christopher John (@mrchrisjohn) April 11, 2017
You have to read the fine print: #unitedAIRLINES pic.twitter.com/kUFVUiznGU
— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) April 11, 2017
