Passenger dragged out of overbooked United Airlines flight

A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight was dragged from his seat and removed from the aircraft as the flight was overbooked.

United had to ask several passengers who had already boarded a flight on Sunday evening to leave as the airline had sold too many tickets.

The airlines had at first requested for volunteers to leave offering cash payments or flight vouchers but as not enough people volunteered they selected four people to leave the aircraft.

The man in the video was dragged out by security officials after he refused to get up from his seat.