Non justifiable force, this is not how you deal with someone that won't move. If I could get people out of doors without knocking them unconscious then these three can surely move one man off a plane. Just pure aggression, no form of proper restraint shown at all, no attempt to use reasonable force (known techniques) to move him, just plainly and clearly dragged him without mentioning what's occurring before that.
All three should be arrested on Assault charges, United whilst not being entirely to blame here will likely end up settling in the next few days as this blows over in an attempt to avoid seeing a court room. Overbooked flights are incredibly common. It's the follow up to these three idiots that will be the actual case to watch.
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Originally Posted by pip08456
Bottom line, it should not be possible to overbook passengers. Once the plane is full no more bookings should be accepted.
If a passenger doesn't turn up then it is a bonus for the airline as they can then sell on the seat which has already been paid for.
I know of several friends that have been the victim of overbooking.
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Sadly that's the exact reason they overbook them, using yearly statistics to actually make assumptions 'X%' of people won't show up for their flight.
It's a pretty stupid system and I can't imagine it pans out in their favour in all the time given they have to compensate those that get chucked off or leave voluntarily.