After a man refused to abandon his seat on a United Airlines flight, he was forcibly removed by security. The man, who claimed to be a doctor, was on a United Airlines flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Louisville on Sunday night when it was announced that the plane was overbooked.
United Airlines first asked for four volunteers to give up their seats so employees of the airlines could take the seats in order to arrive in Kentucky in time for their next flights, but nobody came forward. The airline then offered passengers $400 and a free night in a hotel to take a flight at 3 p.m. Monday, but nobody was willing to take the deal. Then United doubled the offer to $800, and once again nobody took the bait.
United then stated that a computer would randomly select passengers to depart the already-boarded flight. Two flyers gave up their seats willingly, but the man seen in the video refused to leave his seat.
— Jayse D. Anspach (@JayseDavid) April 10, 2017
Then security is called and he is forcibly removed from the plane. The man screams as he’s being removed and then he has his head smashed into a metal armrest across the aisle. The man was disoriented and bleeding as he was physically dragged off the plane. Fellow passengers screamed and looked on in shock.
