Internet Is United Against United Airlines for Roughing up Passenger and It Is Comedy Gold (Videos, Photos)

On Sunday, a man was dragged off United Airlines Flight 3411 by police while other passengers looked on in horror and disbelief.

A few passengers recorded the incident.

Here’s a video, in case you missed it:

The man, who we now know is Dr. David Dao, was forcibly removed from the plane because United Airlines overbooked the flight…sort of. Four United employees needed to get back to Louisville (which is about a 4 hour drive from Chicago). When none of the passengers voluntarily gave up their seats, United took action.

Violent action.

The video went viral, and oh, the internet responded in a glorious way.

How @united asks for volunteers #united pic.twitter.com/xBlETAzukC

— Roberta B (@0929d5170fed4f5) April 10, 2017

“We’d like to ask for ‘volunteers’ to leave the flight” #united pic.twitter.com/F3f23bb7rw

— boja0201 (@boja0201) April 10, 2017

#united #BoycottUnitedAirlines #BoycottUnited pic.twitter.com/oT0nUgBMwC

— Kevin J. Cooper (@REALKevinCooper) April 10, 2017

BEST Greyhound Bus ad of all time.
??????????✈️ “United” pic.twitter.com/nvYX6b7Ut2

— Johnny DePlorable®?? (@johnnywehrung) April 10, 2017

Great English “slogan”, brilliant Chinese translation #unitedAIRLINES pic.twitter.com/NRhDS6fQt9

— Li Jin金丽 (@DrLiJin) April 11, 2017

At least @united Airlines is being honest. #unitedAIRLINES #united #pepsifail #UnitedAirlinesAssault #UnitedForcesPassengerOffPlane pic.twitter.com/7kQ5Z6Wh13

— An American Diogenes (@DiogenesOfUSA) April 11, 2017

#Rocky is. #UnitedAirlines new celebrity representative pic.twitter.com/VVMyUmViFk

— Rocky Series Podcast (@GTDRockyPodcast) April 11, 2017

Here @united airlines we stay on the cutting edge or as we like to say, the bleeding edge of Airline experience. #united #unitedAIRLINES pic.twitter.com/YAQGqFNIc2

— Richard Pacheco (@RIPacheco79) April 10, 2017

Fly #unitedAIRLINES @HouseCracka we dont give refunds pic.twitter.com/gA8pVHEJS1

— Brian 0 (@Cyber_Watch_) April 11, 2017

#UnitedAirlines:Fly the #Fascist Skies: Man Being Ripped off Plane Shows How Far Society … https://t.co/gyDhN898pW via @truthstreamnews pic.twitter.com/CBqZe8Y9jZ

— Mike Brosnahan (@MikeMtk63) April 11, 2017

@united Flying @united ladies and gentlemen. #BoycottUnitedAirlines #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos #unitedAIRLINES pic.twitter.com/Uvdr0gwzFT

— DaⓋe (@itsdavehoe) April 11, 2017

@united Your new logo ! pic.twitter.com/1NHz5kNakJ

— HairShopCrown (@hairshopcrown) April 11, 2017

On Monday, the airline defended its actions and seemed to blame Dao for the incident, calling the man “disruptive and belligerent” in a statement.

That annoyed people – understandably.

But later in the day, CEO Oscar Munoz doubled down with another statement, saying:

“This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened.”

As you can imagine, this really did not go over well with the public.

The word “re-accommodate” in Munoz’s “apology” stuck out more than the rest for some.

“I am re-accommodating your flight. Pray I don’t re-accommodate it any further.” #united #UnitedMovieLines pic.twitter.com/FjOWpBuAns

— Squelephant (@jonpalin) April 10, 2017

Like that time when @united tried to re-accommodate @wesleysnipes pic.twitter.com/md1zHNPvCK

— Agustin (@m4rgin4l) April 10, 2017

Excuse me while I “re-accommodate” my @united app. You can keep my points… I won’t be needing them. #BoycottUnitedAirlines pic.twitter.com/vwY0aGZCup

— Matthew Lambert (@matthewmlambert) April 10, 2017

@united You really call that re-accommodating a customer? Wow..hope I never get re-accommodated on a United flight

— Alfie Deyes (@PointlessBlog) April 10, 2017

Hey @united , is this how you “re-accommodate” your passengers? pic.twitter.com/ZKKHOO97e4

— Jesse Modz (@jessemodz) April 11, 2017

@united “Moving with a sense of urgency” to abuse and attack people is more like it. #BoycottUnitedAirlines #boycottunited #FAIL

— Lena West (@lenawest) April 11, 2017

@united “re-accommodate” is a masterpiece of an euphemism for “beat the shit out of paying customer for no reason”

— Dave Kushner (@DAVEKUSH) April 11, 2017

UNITED: you may be asked to vacate or be taken off the plane by force

ME: ok…

UNITED: but for $49.99 you can upgrade to trial by combat

— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) April 10, 2017

Wow now is not the time United pic.twitter.com/VzCoL30xZA

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) April 10, 2017

UNITED: Leggings are a breach of decorum.

ALSO UNITED: We will beat you and drag you from the plane if we want your seat for our employee.

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) April 10, 2017

#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos “Would you like a window, aisle or ringside seat?”

— Col. Mortimer (@amysteron) April 11, 2017

@united I wanted to help you more accurately describe your brand, so I’ll be sharing some #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos for you to consider. pic.twitter.com/2F1XZ6Os4E

— Zachary Jaydon (@ZacharyJaydon) April 11, 2017

@united pic.twitter.com/AqlZlJzgcc

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 10, 2017

Competing airlines are probably really enjoying this.

Southwest changes slogan in wake of #United pic.twitter.com/fnNf5NtRo2

— Jordan (@jordansammy) April 11, 2017

@united I’ve pulled all business and personal travel from @united effective immediately. @SouthwestAir, @Delta, @AmericanAir, you guys are on deck.

— Xing Ma (@Lightning_Ink) April 11, 2017

@Lightning_Ink Ready: https://t.co/5wupRjLXS5 ^BT

— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) April 11, 2017

And the hits just keep coming…

Huh, never noticed these options on the United website until this morning pic.twitter.com/cP8LpIFEP1

— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) April 10, 2017

And, for the finale, Jimmy Kimmel’s hilarious monologue and United Airlines “commercial”: