DALLAS/LONDON - Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc fell as outrage on social media over a passenger’s forcible removal from a flight spread across the globe. Recordings of the incident posted on social media sent people into a rage. By Tuesday in China, the incident was a focus of social media and government editorial. The swift social media condemnation, which extended to Washington, was sparked because the man wasn’t being ejected for misbehaviour or a security threat. United said initially that the flight was overbooked, its staff chose him and he didn’t want to get bumped.

Source: Bangkok Post April 11, 2017 14:37 UTC