The Internet Is Coming Up with New Mottos for United Airlines and They Are Next Level
Probably time to get a new PR person.
On Monday, a horrifying viral video emerged, showing authorities violently dragging a passenger–who claimed to be a doctor who needed to get to his patients–out of a United Airlines flight.
According to reports, the flight in question was overbooked, and when no one volunteered to give up their seat, the airline selected four passengers at random in order to make room for United employees who needed to make connecting flights. When the doctor was selected for removal and refused to comply, he was forcibly dragged off of the plane, covered in blood after being slammed into the armrest between chairs.
@United overbook #flight3411 and decided to force random passengers off the plane. Here's how they did it: pic.twitter.com/QfefM8X2cWApril 10, 2017
The video provoked widespread shock and outrage, as people called for the boycott of the airline, which was only recently embroiled in another controversy for barring two female teenagers from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings. Once the initial shock wore off, however, the Internet fought back the best way it knows how: with glorious, savage memes.
Board as a doctor,Leave as a patient. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottosApril 11, 2017
The best #unitedAIRLINES meme yet lmao #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos 😂 pic.twitter.com/iX8gkMQt0KApril 11, 2017
Good thing about traveling on sealed train: it's not overbooked and little chance you get dragged out 🚂 #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos #1917LIVEApril 11, 2017
" Early boarding, late boarding, water boarding, all the same to us ! " #NewUnitedAirlinesMottosApril 11, 2017
#united Defending America's Right to Purge. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos @united #ThePurge pic.twitter.com/yF1fVBC7pHApril 11, 2017
Getting ready to fly @united #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/8CNxPJ2EEKApril 11, 2017
United Airlines latest tag-line. #newunitedairlinesmottos #ua #UnitedAirlines pic.twitter.com/1wjkpg4f2OApril 11, 2017
United Airlines latest tag-line. #newunitedairlinesmottos #ua #UnitedAirlines pic.twitter.com/1wjkpg4f2OApril 11, 2017
Eeny meeny miny moe, which passenger has to go?Just issue a hard head blow, and they’ll be sure to let go.#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/kKZ9AfIMH6April 11, 2017
Love the new United slogan "Not enough seating, prepare for a beating." #NewUnitedAirlinesMottosApril 11, 2017
"We're altering our seating arrangements, pray we don't alter them any further" #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/KJ8mPUNTVxApril 11, 2017
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos @united don't worry...we won't talk about it pic.twitter.com/qUp9E18xvJApril 11, 2017
After the #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos the competitors reply... 😆😆 pic.twitter.com/07R9RND6JrApril 11, 2017
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