The Daily Show host Trevor Noah is angry at United Airlines in a problem that seemed to involve a broken seat and oversold flight.
Trevor Noah Unloads On United Airlines In Extended Twitter Rant
Yesterday afternoon, Noah took to Twitter to berate United before his 11.5 million followers. His rant suggested that broken seats led to an oversold flight, which is hardly surprising considering how full domestic flights have been in the last few months:
Dear @united, if your seats are broken on your planes, maybe send a message to passengers before they get to the airport so they can choose a different airline. Your current tactic of surprising us with no seats when we get to the boarding gate is not great business.
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 1, 2021
Also can we talk about how the airline industry as a whole can just treat us passengers all like shit and we have almost no rights? They can overbook a flight and not tell you and there’s literally nothing you can do. 🗑
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 1, 2021
Imagine if you bought a meal at Macdonald’s and only after you paid they told you they actually don’t have food so your only option is to lick the fries that fell on the floor! 🍟
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 1, 2021
And what sucks even more is that the airline staff has to get shat on, by angry passengers, when they’ve done nothing wrong. They have no control over what happened but now they have mortal enemies wishing them dead. 💀
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 1, 2021
United quickly responded, request that Noah send a direct message:
Hi, Trevor. We’re so sorry for the disruption to your travel this morning. If there’s anything we can assist with at this time, please let us, or a crew member know. ^MD https://t.co/Y6hG6uklaR
— United Airlines (@united) October 1, 2021
I’m not defending United here, but it’s difficult to fault United for overselling a flight if it was only…