Outrage as US passenger dragged from plane

Video has emerged of a passenger being dragged off an United Airlines plane because the company had overbooked, sparking outrage on social media.

 Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an United Airlines flight is sparking uproar. (AAP)

Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an United Airlines flight is sparking uproar. (AAP) Source: Audra D. Bridges

READ ENGLISH NEWS 综合媒体报道,原定于周日下午从芝加哥O'Hare国际机场飞往肯塔基州路易斯维尔的联合航空(United Airlines)3411次航班出现了超额订票的情况。抽签要求部分乘客离开,其中一名不愿意离开的亚裔乘客,被执法人员粗暴拖离机舱,片段被上载到社交网站。

联合航空解释,航班因为超额订购,座位不足,但是没有解释为何要等到乘客登机才发现。

航空公司开始出价到1000 美元的补偿,要求4 名乘客自愿下机,但是无人接受,于是用电脑抽签,事件中的亚裔男子和太太被抽中,但男子拒绝下机。他自称医生,第二天要到医院看病人。

交涉未果后,赶来的保安人员将其拽下飞机。网上热传的由机场乘客发布的视频显示,这名亚裔男子被拽住手臂时发出哀嚎,等到被拽倒在地的时候,可见其嘴部有流血,眼镜歪斜,衬衫在地上拖得掀起露出腹部,在其他乘客惊叫下被拖拽下机。

视频中有乘客尖叫,并对执法人员粗暴对待该男子感到吃惊。视频中邻座的一位中年妇女一直都在喊:“天哪!你们在干什么!这是不对的!太可怕了!”之后又有人喊:“干得好!加油!”。

该事件导致客机延误三小时出发。

据悉在一封致员工的信中,美联航首席执行官Oscar Munoz并没有为这名乘客被对待的方式道歉,他写道该乘客“蔑视”安保人员。他称该公司可以从这一情况中吸取教训,并对其员工表达了“理解”和支持。

芝加哥航空管理部门在一份声明中称,一名涉事的安保人员没有遵照工作准则,并称该人员已经被暂停工作等待调查,但是并没有谴责其行为。

视频更是在社交网络上引起广泛争议。





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