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Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
go viral: to be viewed online by many people
disembark: to get off a vehicle such as a plane or train
aviation: the industry of air travel
aisle: the hallway between sets of seating
boycott: to avoid a product or company due to its decisions or behaviour
Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
Video footage of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a plane has gone viral. On April 9, four were randomly selected to disembark from a United plane in to make room for crew members from a partner airline. One of the passengers, a doctor who said he had patients to get to, refused to leave the plane. Chicago aviation officers boarded the plane, pulled the passenger out of his seat, and him down the aisle of the plane on his back. After viewing the video footage and seeing the bloodied face of the passenger, many travellers said they would boycott the airline.
Comprehension Questions
Why did four people have to give up their seats?
Who refused to leave the plane?
What did security officers do?
Discussion Questions: Airlines routinely sell more tickets than they have seats. They hope that some travellers will not show up for their flight. Should airlines be legally allowed to do this? Why or why not?
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Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
Video footage of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a plane has gone viral. On April 9, four passengers were randomly selected to disembark from a United plane in Chicago to make room for crew members from a partner airline. One of the selected passengers, a doctor who said he had patients to get to, refused to leave the plane. Chicago aviation security officers boarded the plane, pulled the passenger out of his seat, and dragged him down the aisle of the plane on his back. After viewing the video footage and seeing the bloodied face of the passenger, many travellers said they would boycott the airline.
Four people had to give up their seats to accommodate crew members from a partner airline.
A doctor who was a passenger refused to leave the plane.
Security officers forcibly removed the passenger by dragging him out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane.
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By EnglishClub.comPre-Listening Vocabulary
go viral: to be viewed online by many people
disembark: to get off a vehicle such as a plane or train
aviation: the industry of air travel
aisle: the hallway between sets of seating
boycott: to avoid a product or company due to its decisions or behaviour
Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
Video footage of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a plane has gone viral. On April 9, four were randomly selected to disembark from a United plane in to make room for crew members from a partner airline. One of the passengers, a doctor who said he had patients to get to, refused to leave the plane. Chicago aviation officers boarded the plane, pulled the passenger out of his seat, and him down the aisle of the plane on his back. After viewing the video footage and seeing the bloodied face of the passenger, many travellers said they would boycott the airline.
Comprehension Questions
Why did four people have to give up their seats?
Who refused to leave the plane?
What did security officers do?
Discussion Questions: Airlines routinely sell more tickets than they have seats. They hope that some travellers will not show up for their flight. Should airlines be legally allowed to do this? Why or why not?
show Answershide Answers
Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
Video footage of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a plane has gone viral. On April 9, four passengers were randomly selected to disembark from a United plane in Chicago to make room for crew members from a partner airline. One of the selected passengers, a doctor who said he had patients to get to, refused to leave the plane. Chicago aviation security officers boarded the plane, pulled the passenger out of his seat, and dragged him down the aisle of the plane on his back. After viewing the video footage and seeing the bloodied face of the passenger, many travellers said they would boycott the airline.
Four people had to give up their seats to accommodate crew members from a partner airline.
A doctor who was a passenger refused to leave the plane.
Security officers forcibly removed the passenger by dragging him out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane.