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United Airlines is finally taking a hit after forcibly kicking a passenger off a plane

Jonathan GarberApr 11, 2017, 17:07 IST

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Shares of United Continental are under pressure ahead of Tuesday's opening bell, down 3% at $69.41 a share, amid the fallout from Monday's incident where a passenger was forcibly removed from a plane by airport police.

The passenger suffered injuries to his face, and was taken to the hospital for treatment, after refusing to give up his seat on an overbooked flight from Chicago to Louisville.

The incident has blown up on social media, where people are threatening to boycott United.

United CEO Oscar Munoz also released a statement after the incident:

Despite Tuesday's selling, United shares remain just off their all-time high of $74.09 set back on February 28. They're down about 4.7% so far in 2017.

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