New Video Shows United Passenger Was Not ‘belligerent’ Before He Was Brutally Dragged Off Flight

After a United passenger, who was a doctor by profession was dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday and it created a huge backlash for the airline, the CEO responded with a company memo that described the man as “disruptive and belligerent.”

Now, new video surfaces which show the moments before David Dao was “re-accommodated” from his seat show that “belligerent” is not a word most people would use to describe him.

“I am a physician, I have to work tomorrow,” Dao said as officers stood at the edge of his row. One officer told Dao they’d have to “drag” him off the plane, and Dao said alright then, that’s what you’ll have to do.

The interaction is certainly confrontational, but it’s not like Dao is screaming and shouting at other passengers, and it’s certainly not as confrontational as what was about to happen.

This video isn’t going to help United CEO Oscar Munoz solve airlines problems, which already lost more than a billion dollars.

New footage shows a United passenger and law enforcement arguing moments before he was violently dragged off a flight after it was overbooked. Tap the link in the bio to read more.

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