Controversy Over The Treatment Of A United Passenger

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

United Airlines has been embroiled in a scandal after one of its passengers was dragged out of one of its planes on Sunday and bloodied for refusing to comply with the demand that he leave his seat because the flight had been oversold.

The video of the man being dragged by security agents down the aisle of the 3411 flight from Chicago to Louisville, KY, has circled the world and sparked a wave of outrage at the airline, which has not won for scares lately. and controversies.

The unusual images were recorded by other passengers who were astonished at the violent performance of the uniformed and protested the use of force towards a client who had paid for her passage.

Other images show the man with a bloody face and in an obvious state of shock, even asking to be killed.

United explained through its spokesmen that the incident occurred when multiple passengers were asked to yield their seats to accommodate crew members who were to arrive in Louisville. They also noted that the man was "politely" asked to give up his seat, and since he did not want to, they called the police.

Tyler Bridges, one of the passengers, told The New York Times that the airline was offering tests with negative network members and the interest of the media, the chief executive of United, Oscar Muñoz, apologized in a tweet for having had to “Rearrange” the passengers and assured that the company will carry out a “detailed review of what happened”.

At the same time, the Chicago Aviation Department reported that the incident was not in accordance with its procedures and that an agent had been removed from his post while investigating what had happened.

This is the second controversy starring United Airlines in a short time, after it refused to admit young women on one of its flights, due to their way of dressing.