The news about United Airlines brutally de-boarding an Asian doctor from one of their flights is all over the internet now. United overbooked the flight and handled the situation terribly. There was outrage across the cyberspace and deservingly so. When you’re boarding a flight, there’s already so much you need to worry about. I wouldn’t want to add the flight crew to the same list.
Obviously, Twitterati wasn’t going to spare United for what they had done. Soon enough, the platform was bustling with hilarious tweets “rebranding” the airline to reflect it’s brutal reality. Check it out:
1. I can already see a new poster in the making.
We do,however,believe that there are some lessons we can learn from this experience #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/9Ng8V2SkXG
— 沈醉 (@GAMEINGDENG) April 11, 2017
2. Reasonable, right?
https://twitter.com/Warbot2003/status/851734166404161537
3. I’m loving the wordplay.
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
We put the hospital in hospitality— Fadhel_Cherif👑 (@FadhelCherif) April 11, 2017
4. That’s… reassuring. 😛
We treat you like we treat your luggage.
— George Madeh (@xXGurgleXx) April 11, 2017
5. Smart man!
Getting ready to fly @united #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/8CNxPJ2EEK
— Henry (@AVFCsince1981) April 11, 2017
6. Take the risk and maybe you’ll reach your destination.
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos though our prices are unbeatable, we can't say the same for our passengers
— alana (@_alanamarks) April 11, 2017
7. Is the reverse available?
Board as a doctor,
Leave as a patient. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos— Do what makes you happy (@fanqin0619) April 11, 2017
8. “Aye, no stags!”
Normal flights have cabin crews, we have bouncers #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— NKS (@NKS1806) April 11, 2017
9. I just read that in the voice of Freddy from ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’.
You can run but you can't fly#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/2joEKUOI89
— United Airlines (@Fake_UnitedPR) April 11, 2017
10. Actually, we don’t have a pillow.
https://twitter.com/dammit_rick/status/851694595587141632
11. And it’s complimentary.
Now serving punch #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Miguel Santos (@migs_santos) April 11, 2017
12. Godfather reference. I like.
We Make Offers You'd Better Not Refuse #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— G (@stevensongs) April 11, 2017
13. And we’re in BDSM territory. 😛
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
Tell us your safe word at check in— Otaku (@theflipgod) April 11, 2017
14. That’s what you get when you fly cheap. 😛
https://twitter.com/rdu3_richard/status/851673831034863616
15. Asians, crash position, now.Â
The captain has turned on the no passenger sign #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— W.T. Martyn (@wtmartyn2) April 11, 2017
And here’s a BONUS: And the winner is….
https://twitter.com/evachuishere/status/851669706389979136
Well, always count on Twitter to absolutely annihilate a brand, albeit hilariously. Let’s be honest here, United totally deserved it.