Chinese state media condemn ‘arrogant, cold-blooded’ United Airlines
Communist Party paper the People’s Daily joins the chorus of criticism in China after an Asian-American passenger was violently dragged off one of the carrier’s flights
China’s state media lambasted United Airlines as “arrogant and cold-blooded” after video went viral on Chinese state media of a passenger being dragged off a flight to make room for travelling airline staff.
“The old man’s screaming and blood on his face fully proves the brutality of security staff. And the airline’s response afterwards was arrogant and cold-blooded,” the People’s Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, said on its social media account.
“Who dares to fly with such an airline, which is supposed to uphold the values of taking care of people, but trampled over customers’ rights and interests?”
United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz issued an apology on Tuesday over the treatment of the passenger who was dragged violently from one of the carrier’s flights on Sunday, calling the incident “truly horrific”.
The 69-year-old man was shown in video footage posted on social media being pulled by security officers from his window seat and dragged down the aisle on Sunday night as the plane was due to leave Chicago. The passenger was later shown with blood on his face.