he was then aggressively dragged from the plane .
here 's how they did it : pic.twitter.comqfefm8x2cw — jayse d. anspach ( @jaysedavid ) april 10 , 2017 according to the passenger who filmed the video , united initially asked if four volunteers on the flight from chicago to louisville would be willing to give up their seat for $ 400 , a free night in the hotel , and a flight at 3 p.m. monday .
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( photo : justin sullivan , getty images ) a video posted on facebook late sunday evening shows a passenger on a united airlines flight from chicago to louisville being forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff at o’hare international airport .
a man was forcibly removed from an overbooked united airlines flight sunday , sparking widespread horror after a video of the incident was posted online : @united overbook # flight3411 and decided to force random passengers off the plane .
after two people willingly left the plane , the man in the video reportedly said he was unwilling to surrender his seat because he was a doctor and had patients to see in the louisville area monday morning .
the plane required the seats for flight crew members , who were needed in louisville in order to arrive in time for their next flights .
when still no one accepted , united reportedly used a computer to randomly choose passengers who had already boarded the flight to be required to give up their seats .
the video , posted by audra d. bridges at 7:30 p.m. sunday , is taken from an aisle seat on a commercial airplane that appears to be preparing to take flight .