United is going to get sued off their ass for this, this guy is going to get a giant fat settlement because no way they want this going to court.
Overbooking is a shit policy by these airlines, it was only a matter of time before there was a PR blow up about it.
This almost happened to me on a flight, I had a connecting flight, and they were offering like $500 credit to stay in that city, but that wouldn't cover what I had paid for my hotel at my destination and the lost day of vacation.
Airlines should not be fucking selling tickets to people who make plans around those dates and then kicking people off the plane, especially in this situation where they even allowed the guy to board and be seated.
Fuck United, I hope they get screwed royally in court over this, they are already taking it up the ass in the PR department right now as this has gone viral. This is not how you conduct business.
