Celebrities are reacting with outrage and disbelief after a male passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, was violently dragged from an airplane by security after the airline overbooked the flight on Sunday.
Video of the horrifying incident was posted to social media on Monday. As a result, United has received intense backlash not just over the violent episode that left the passenger with a bloody face, but also their response to the fallout. The airline’s CEO, Oscar Munoz, offered an apology for “having to re-accomodate these customers” but offered no apologies regarding the passenger who was dragged off the plane.
As the backlash against the airline grows, many celebrities joined in expressing their horror and disgust via social media.
Hey @united - never flying on your airline again. Know I'm not the only one. Your statement is abhorrently vague & without accountability https://t.co/vB2obe0dW1
— Jaime King (@Jaime_King) April 10, 2017
I am appalled and absolutely disgusted....this is unacceptable. https://t.co/ZO7X2Cbdve
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) April 10, 2017
Jet Blue's new slogan - extra leg room and we won't physically drag you down the aisle screaming in pain.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) April 10, 2017
The passive language here is how corporations deflect responsibility. "Review of what happened." It didn't just happen. You did this. https://t.co/nTGOXfDMZ4
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) April 10, 2017
cannot wait to use "i will re-accommodate your ass" in my next fight
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 10, 2017
"For the comfort and safety of the other passengers, please remember we will be resorting to cannibalism BY GROUP NUMBER" #united
— Joss Whedon (@joss) April 10, 2017
Having flown #united last week, I feel very blessed to not be tweeting this message from a hospital bed.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 10, 2017
This is insane @united https://t.co/cvnF7iTnic
— Paul Wesley (@paulwesley) April 10, 2017
I feel like Pepsi and United are pulling from the same employment agencies
— Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings) April 10, 2017
Wow @united you've lost another customer here. Utterly despicable and sadly reflective of the atmosphere in the US https://t.co/qBoKxyCsxa
— Alan Cumming (@Alancumming) April 10, 2017
Damn... https://t.co/kPYpkrchuD
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) April 10, 2017
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