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A Man Was Dragged Off a United Plane After the Airline Overbooked the Flight
- CarolineW 9y ago> When asked why the airline had the man forcibly removed, and whether that was standard procedure in cases of overbooked flights, United refused to comment. > Instead they told BuzzFeed News all further questions should be referred to Chicago Police. > BuzzFeed News contacted Chicago Police and were told to contact the Chicago Department of Aviation. > When BuzzFeed News contacted the Chicago Department of Aviation they were transferred to a TSA message bank. > *A TSA spokesperson later told BuzzFeed News they were not involved and to contact Chicago Police.
- benchaney 9y agoNo one should ever fly United. This isn't the first time they have been on the wrong end of a big story.
- ColinWright 9y agoDiscussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14079837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14079837