People Are Coming Up With New Mottos For United Airlines And They're Genius
By Mark PygasUpdated Nov. 19 2020, 9:58 p.m. ET
Yesterday, footage emerged of a doctor being forcefully removed from a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville. The man was left with a bloody face after he refused to voluntarily give up his seat to a stand-by employee who had work the next day.
Social media was outraged, with many slamming the company on Twitter. And now, as if things weren't bad enough for the airline, the hashtag #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos is trending on Twitter, and they're pretty accurate.
We put the hospital in hospitality. #newunitedairlinesmottos
— David E (@DaSkrambledEgg) April 11, 2017We treat you like we treat your luggage.
— George Madeh xModz (@xXGurgleXx) April 11, 2017We have First Class, Business Class, and No Class #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— W.T. Martyn (@WTMartyn2) April 11, 2017#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
"We will seat you, beat you, and blame you for our overbookings"
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos though our prices are unbeatable, we can't say the same for our passengers
— alana (@alanamarks022) April 11, 2017Board as a doctor,
Leave as a patient. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos "We overbooked but you pay the price."
— cristina jeny (@cristinajeny931) April 11, 2017Let Us Re-Accomodate You#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/BAs4FSIeow
— Ethan (@Warbot2003) April 11, 2017I Made It On The Plane #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/jyR5A7W8A5
— jesper thompsen (@thompsenjesper) April 11, 2017Normal flights have cabin crews, we have bouncers #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— NKS (@NKS1806) April 11, 2017You may have patients, but we don't have patience #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Isa (@isabella_rothe) April 11, 2017United Airlines new tag-line. #newunitedairlinesmottos #ua #UnitedAirlines pic.twitter.com/jDSWB2bd54
— Neelu (@NeelKasurde) April 11, 2017"Fly the Friendly Skies, Except You, Yeah, You - Get the F**k Out of Here"#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Craig Rozniecki (@CraigRozniecki) April 11, 2017#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos Please return the passenger next to you to the upright position.
— Hysterical Raisins (@HRaisins) April 11, 2017Fight or flight #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos🌚🙄️🙄️
— cynthia (@cynthialoves1) April 11, 2017We can re-accommodate you the easy way... or the hard way #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/5h0IVBZM6g
— Jim MacD (@jim_macd) April 11, 2017United Airlines. Pay for the seating, stay for the beating. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— wraub (@wraub) April 11, 2017Now Offering One Free Carry Off #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Robert Quinn (@trumanquinn) April 11, 2017Good News: We're Serving Free Meals Again!
Bad News: It's A Knuckle Sandwich.#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos We have an offer you can't refuse. No really.
— OldCrow (@BirdieWings80) April 11, 2017This is not going well for them.
In response to the backlash they've received, United's CEO Oscar Munoz said, "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. We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation."
However, in an internal memo, he praised the employee's behavior. "This situation was unfortunately compounded when one of the passengers we politely asked to deplane refused, and it became necessary to contact Chicago Aviation Security Officers to help," the letter stated. "While I deeply regret this situation arose, I also emphatically stand behind all of you, and I want to commend you for continuing to go above and beyond to ensure we fly right."
Meanwhile, an attorney for the doctor involved in the incident, David Dao, said in a statement, "The family of Dr. Dao wants the world to know that they are very appreciative of the outpouring of prayers, concern, and support they have received. Currently, they are focused only on Dr. Dao's medical care and treatment."
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