Authorities Drag Doctor Off United Airlines Flight

[Niamh.]

**There's a video in the link**

This is the shocking moment a man claiming to be a doctor was violently dragged out of his seat aboard a plane.

The video, recorded by a fellow passenger, was taken on a United Airlines flight.

Airport security ejected the man after he refused to leave the overbooked flight because he was 'trying to get to work'.

Allegedly, the man was removed from the flight to make space for an employee.

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Audra Bridges, who witnessed the incident, wrote on Facebook: "Please share this video. We are on this flight. United airlines overbooked the flight. They randomly selected people to kick off so their standby crew could have a seat.

"This man is a doctor and has to be at the hospital in the morning. He did not want to get off. We are all shaky and so disgusted. #unitedairways"

A Reddit user by the name of eman00619 explained that passengers were told at the gate the flight was overbooked and United Airlines were on the hunt for someone to to take another flight to Louisville on Monday.

The offer included $400 and a hotel stay.

"Passengers were allowed to board the flight, Bridges said, and once the flight was filled those on the plane were told that four people needed to give up their seats to stand-by United employees that needed to be in Louisville on Monday for a flight," the user revealed.

"Passengers were told that the flight would not take off until the United crew had seats, Bridges said, and the offer was increased to $800, but no one volunteered."

A manager reportedly then came aboard the plane and used a computer to select four people to be taken off the flight. A couple were selected first and quickly left. The doctor in the video was then confronted.

United Airlines said in a statement: "After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily and law enforcement was asked to come to the gate."

One critic on Twitter wrote: "That's some terrible PR, @UnitedAirlines. How about not dragging people off planes so that employees can take the seat?"

"UnitedAirlines Shame on you. Thank goodness this was caught on video," another said.
Another video was also released from the notorious flight showing the highly distressed man at the back of the plane, gripping curtain repeating "I have to go home," and "just kill me."

"Are you ****ing kidding me?" a man is heard saying as he films the shaken man.

The identity of the man or details of how he ended up in the state seen in the clips are not currently known.

http://www.ladbible.com/more/viral-authorities-drag-doctor-off-flight-20170410

[Kizzy]

I saw this last night, this is going to cost them BIG!

[Niamh.]

I saw this last night, this is going to cost them BIG!

I never heard anything like it, letting everyone board the plane and then randomly selecting 4 to get back off again? It's like the Hunger Games :laugh:

[Northern Monkey]

I never heard anything like it, letting everyone board the plane and then randomly selecting 4 to get back off again? It's like the Hunger Games :laugh:

:joker:

I don't think it's quite like The Hunger Games

[Niamh.]

:joker:

I don't think it's quite like The Hunger Games

They made him kill the other 3 passengers after they took him off the plane though :fan:

[lewis111]

Apparently the CEO is blaming the passenger for being disruptive

This whole story is awful and I'm pretty sure it's not the first controversy involing United this year

[Northern Monkey]

I think they have a very strange idea of what the word "volunteer" means.

[Niamh.]

I think they have a very strange idea of what the word "volunteer" means.

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[Northern Monkey]

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Did you watch Hunger Games last night?:laugh:

[Niamh.]

Did you watch Hunger Games last night?:laugh:

No :laugh:

[Cherie]

I can't imagine sitting on any type of public transport and being dragged off in this way, there was another story about refusing to let a teenager in leggings on board as it was against their dress code..they seem to have some very strange policies.

[Niamh.]

I can't imagine sitting on any type of public transport and being dragged off in this way, there was another story about refusing to let a teenager in leggings on board as it was against their dress code..they seem to have some very strange policies.

Whaaaat? That is very odd. I never heard of an airline having a dress code for their passengers :worry:

[Cherie]

United Airlines has refused to allow two teenage girls and a 10-year-old girl to board a flight Sunday because they were wearing leggings.
The gate agent told the girls they had to put dresses over their leggings otherwise they could not board the flight. The 10-year-old was eventually allowed to board after putting on a dress she was carrying in her backpack, however, the other two teens were barred from taking the flight from Denver to Minneapolis.
Social media platforms were inundated with criticism after a passenger posted about the incident on Twitter. "A United gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?" Shannon Watts, who was at a gate at Denver International Airport, said in her tweet.
"She's forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can't board," she tweeted. "Since when does @united police women's clothing?"
United responded to tweets about the incident, saying, "United shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed via our Contract of Carriage." They added, "This is left to the discretion of the agents."
According to the airline's passenger contract, the airline can refuse to let a passenger on board if the passengers is "barefoot or not properly clothed" without defining "properly clothed."
United's response gaenwews more outrage on social media as users blamed the airline of sexism and sexualizing young girls after it had defended the dress code.

[Niamh.]

United Airlines has refused to allow two teenage girls and a 10-year-old girl to board a flight Sunday because they were wearing leggings.
The gate agent told the girls they had to put dresses over their leggings otherwise they could not board the flight. The 10-year-old was eventually allowed to board after putting on a dress she was carrying in her backpack, however, the other two teens were barred from taking the flight from Denver to Minneapolis.
Social media platforms were inundated with criticism after a passenger posted about the incident on Twitter. "A United gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?" Shannon Watts, who was at a gate at Denver International Airport, said in her tweet.
"She's forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can't board," she tweeted. "Since when does @united police women's clothing?"
United responded to tweets about the incident, saying, "United shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed via our Contract of Carriage." They added, "This is left to the discretion of the agents."
According to the airline's passenger contract, the airline can refuse to let a passenger on board if the passengers is "barefoot or not properly clothed" without defining "properly clothed."
United's response gaenwews more outrage on social media as users blamed the airline of sexism and sexualizing young girls after it had defended the dress code.

That is disgusting

[reece(:]

How do they think they can get away with this?!

[Northern Monkey]

United Airlines has refused to allow two teenage girls and a 10-year-old girl to board a flight Sunday because they were wearing leggings.
The gate agent told the girls they had to put dresses over their leggings otherwise they could not board the flight. The 10-year-old was eventually allowed to board after putting on a dress she was carrying in her backpack, however, the other two teens were barred from taking the flight from Denver to Minneapolis.
Social media platforms were inundated with criticism after a passenger posted about the incident on Twitter. "A United gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?" Shannon Watts, who was at a gate at Denver International Airport, said in her tweet.
"She's forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can't board," she tweeted. "Since when does @united police women's clothing?"
United responded to tweets about the incident, saying, "United shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed via our Contract of Carriage." They added, "This is left to the discretion of the agents."
According to the airline's passenger contract, the airline can refuse to let a passenger on board if the passengers is "barefoot or not properly clothed" without defining "properly clothed."
United's response gaenwews more outrage on social media as users blamed the airline of sexism and sexualizing young girls after it had defended the dress code.
That's insane

[smudgie]

Absolute shambles.
The poor doctor was then seen running back on the plane, had they let him go?
The security staff are now suspended( yeah).
People need to respond by showing they will not be treated like cattle, find another airline for a week or so, give these morons a wide berth. Hit them where it hurts.

[Livia]

Absolute shambles.
The poor doctor was then seen running back on the plane, had they let him go?
The security staff are now suspended( yeah).
People need to respond by showing they will not be treated like cattle, find another airline for a week or so, give these morons a wide berth. Hit them where it hurts.

So true, Smudgie.

[Amy Jade]

This is pretty disturbing! It's the airlines fault too for overselling tickets.

I do have to say though when I went to Los Angeles in 2015 we flew LAX to JFK with United and they were lovely with me and my friends our plane was pretty empty and we got moved up a class to comfort+ and the hostess gave us all biscuits and a drink which isn't normally offered on short journeys.

[Niamh.]

This is pretty disturbing! It's the airlines fault too for overselling tickets.

I do have to say though when I went to Los Angeles in 2015 we flew LAX to JFK with United and they were lovely with me and my friends our plane was pretty empty and we got moved up a class to comfort+ and the hostess gave us all biscuits and a drink which isn't normally offered on short journeys.

I don't understand why airlines are allowed to over book flights though, they do it because most times some passengers don't turn up but they still get paid for the seat whether a passenger turns up our not so they're basically selling seats that belong to other people, that should be illegal imo

[Tom4784]

It's a disgraceful situation on many levels.

You can't force someone to 'voluntarily' get off a plane when they aren't a threat to anyone and if an airline in the US overbooks then they have to offer at least $1300 for people to vacate their seats plus I'm pretty sure an airline isn't allowed to make that offer once passengers have boarded the plane either

They could have done serious damage to the man, I hope he sues them for millions.

[RichardG]

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[Niamh.]

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[Vanessa]

They aren't allowed to remove people who have paid for their seats. Hope the man sues them :fist:

[MrTheMan]

I really hope that the stupid twats that dragged that poor guy off the plane get sacked and burn in hell because they really deserve to.

[Scarlett.]

Hope the boycott hurts them hard.

[arista]

They should do it at the gate
before they go on.

Left it to late
what a mess.

[arista]

How do they think they can get away with this?!


Over booking is common
but the videos
are on Every news all around the world.

U.A shares gone down

[MrTheMan]

They should do it at the gate
before they go on.

They shouldn't do it at all. :mad: :mad:
They should have just let the guy board the damn plane peacefully without stressing him out and traumatising him.

If that was me I would have chinned them security *****!!! Overbooked or underbooked, he should have stayed on that plane!!!

[Sticks]

According to the BBC when the captain ordered people off to accommodate four members of staff who needed to travel, this person was required to be removed.

It is not yet proved that he is a doctor, that could have been a lie by him to try and stay on the flight.

By refusing to leave he was therefore belligerent and disruptive and in violation of the law. United Airlines are well within their rights according to this story on the BBC website, to have this man prosecuted, and I suspect banned for life from UA flights. If they take this action and make an example of this man then such incidents will never happen again as people will know what happen to them in the courts if the do not do what they are told and leave when told to do so!!!

I hear now the CEO is offering some apology

Big mistake, as Gibbs (NCIS) says, "Never apologise - it is a sign of weakness"

The CEO should stand his ground and say something like this

They needed this man's seat, he refused to give it up and under the law and the rules of carriage he had to be removed by force. Appropriate legal sanction against this belligerent and disruptive individual is being taken to protect future staff, and send a clear message that orders of the captain must be respected. Yes we can confirm that that man is no longer welcome on United Airlines and we will be passing his details to other airlines who may choose to follow suit with regards to banning this individual. This is done to ensure the safety of passengers and crew and ensure the efficient running of this airline

Well I need to keep my hand in as a Cyber Devil's Advocate his has been a long time since I had the chance to offer defences for the seemingly undefensible :whistle: :dance:

[Sticks]

They should do it at the gate
before they go on.

Left it to late
what a mess.

That is what a number of experts say, they should have done it at the gate, the problem was that these four staff presented themselves late, and they take priority of fare paying passengers. The staff were needed at the other airports and strict FAA rules regarding working hours meant they could not drive the distance

[Deirdre]

Doctor dragged off United flight was felon who traded prescription drugs for secret gay sex with patient half his age and took them himself - and he needed anger management, was 'not forthright' and had control issues, psychiatrist found

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html#ixzz4e2I8ttyq
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Daily Mail always coming through with the facts. :joker:
Would people care so much if he weren't a doctor? Or if he didn't kick up a storm? What about the couple who were kicked off before him and left without a peep? Will they get millions in settlement too?

[Withano]

What about the couple who were kicked off before him and left without a peep? Will they get millions in settlement too?

Probably not.. for this reason

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[jennyjuniper]

If they needed four seats why not just stop the last four passengers from boarding? Those four would be pretty disgruntled admittedly, but better than being hauled off a plane you are already in.

[Niamh.]

If they needed four seats why not just stop the last four passengers from boarding? Those four would be pretty disgruntled admittedly, but better than being hauled off a plane you are already in.

That's what they're supposed to do

[Niamh.]

Doctor dragged off United flight was felon who traded prescription drugs for secret gay sex with patient half his age and took them himself - and he needed anger management, was 'not forthright' and had control issues, psychiatrist found

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html#ixzz4e2I8ttyq
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Daily Mail always coming through with the facts. :joker:
Would people care so much if he weren't a doctor? Or if he didn't kick up a storm? What about the couple who were kicked off before him and left without a peep? Will they get millions in settlement too?

It doesn't matter whether he's a Doctor or not imo

[Livia]

"David Dao, a 69-year-old doctor from Kentucky..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/united-airlines-doctor-david-dao-drag-flight-3411-overbooking-chicago-hospital-a7679426.html

He paid for the seat he was sitting in. No way should he have been dragged off by a group of thugs.... which is how they acted.

[Niamh.]

"David Dao, a 69-year-old doctor from Kentucky..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/united-airlines-doctor-david-dao-drag-flight-3411-overbooking-chicago-hospital-a7679426.html

He paid for the seat he was sitting in. No way should he have been dragged off by a group of thugs.... which is how they acted.

Exactly and whether he's a Doctor or not should have no bearing on the matter either but clearly there's a smear campaign going on to try to discredit him now

[Cherie]

Doctor or not he has somewhere to be the following day, needing to accommodate 4 staff in a different location seems to me like poor planning on Uniteds behalf, when he refused to get off it should have been offered up again to the plane, often on reflection people might have a change of heart and decide they didn't mind going on a later flight, the staff who needed to travel turned up late, they need to address this issue as well

[Cherie]

Doctor dragged off United flight was felon who traded prescription drugs for secret gay sex with patient half his age and took them himself - and he needed anger management, was 'not forthright' and had control issues, psychiatrist found

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html#ixzz4e2I8ttyq
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Daily Mail always coming through with the facts. :joker:
Would people care so much if he weren't a doctor? Or if he didn't kick up a storm? What about the couple who were kicked off before him and left without a peep? Will they get millions in settlement too?

Apparently this story is about a different person, so as well as being hauled off a plane his good name has now been thrashed due to poor journalism :bored:

[the truth]

surely these thug cops should be charged with assault

[jaxie]

Watching the clips of this over recent days just defy belief. How dare the airline and the police treat a paying passenger in this way. I hope he sues huge.

[Kizzy]

How did they think this was going to be received?...

[Sticks]

Apparently this story is about a different person, so as well as being hauled off a plane his good name has now been thrashed due to poor journalism :bored:

Can you cite your source please that this was another person?

[Niamh.]

Lawsuit has been filed

http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/david-dao-lawsuit-press-conference-united-airlines-doctor-video-passenger-suing/

[Cherie]

Can you cite your source please that this was another person?

I could yesterday today it changed again, even if he does have convictions he is not an escaped prisoner so it has no bearing on the actions of the security guards

[Niamh.]

I could yesterday today it changed again, even if he does have convictions he is not an escaped prisoner so it has no bearing on the actions of the security guards

Exactly, does he suddenly have less rights because of it? Of course not

[RichardG]

I could yesterday today it changed again, even if he does have convictions he is not an escaped prisoner so it has no bearing on the actions of the security guards

this

altho the judgemental/jealous side of me is a little sad now that the one person on that flight who became a millionaire was the criminal lol :blush:

[Withano]

Lawsuit has been filed

http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/david-dao-lawsuit-press-conference-united-airlines-doctor-video-passenger-suing/

Good! I was worried the airline would convince him to settle for a free holiday or something.

[Livia]

Lawsuit has been filed

http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/david-dao-lawsuit-press-conference-united-airlines-doctor-video-passenger-suing/

LOL... I can imagine a HUGE mass of lawyers all pulling each other back to get to him.

[Niamh.]

LOL... I can imagine a HUGE mass of lawyers all pulling each other back to get to him.

:laugh:

And rightly so, apart from justice for that man, i think the bigger picture here is to send a message to airlines that they can't treat people like pieces of s**t like they think they're entitled to do lately