An Asian doctor was forcibly removed from his United Airlines flight on Monday. The incident was captured on a 30-second viral video that showed security dragging the poor man's unconscious body along the aisle.
The United Airline flight was from Chicago, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky. As a result of overbooking, the airlines had to bump passengers to the next flight to give way for 4 United Airlines employees that have to be in Louisville the next day.
United Airlines started to ask 4 volunteer passengers to give up their seats to make way for the airline company employees. If they do so, the passengers will be compensated with ticket vouchers amounting from $300 up to $1,000.
According to Koreaboo, everybody refused to give up their seat. United Airlines crew then decided to do a random lottery.
According to the reports, a couple was randomly selected to be bumped onto the next flight. The couple agreed and left the United Airlines flight voluntarily.
However, when this elderly Asian doctor was randomly chosen, everything went nuts for United Airlines. The Asian doctor refused to give up his seat.
The reason he refused was because he was a doctor and had patients to attend to the next morning in Louisville. After a long deliberation, United Airlines employees called security to remove the man from his seat.
All of it was captured in a 30-second video which has now garnered more than 6 million views on Facebook. It can be seen how the security violently removed the Asian doctor from his seat. The poor man can also be seen hitting his head on a seat's armrest, which caused him to bleed and lose consciousness.
According to Chicago Tribune, the Asian doctor made his way back into the United Airlines flight. The moment was also capture on video, with the man running across the United Airlines plane's aisle repeatedly shouting "I have to go home".
"This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened," said United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz.
The United Airlines CEO also added that they are currently reaching out to the passenger to resolve the situation. There is currently no statement coming from the Asian doctor at the moment.
