Viral video about Avianca flight: Airline books flight twice, angry passenger says in viral video: “I hope I become famous”

A passenger on an Avianca flight from Los Angeles to Bogota was asked to leave the plane on which he was double-booked, the New York Post reported, citing Colombian media reports. According to the report, flight attendants informed him that the flight was overbooked, even though he had allegedly purchased his ticket three months in advance. “I’m a lawyer, you should respect me,” the man said during a heated exchange on the flight. He also asked how he could book the ticket if the flight was already overbooked. “I paid for it, they charged it to my card. It seems disrespectful to me that you are selling something you don’t have,” the passenger said.

“And film whatever you want. I hope I become famous,” the man said when he realized his appearance was being filmed. “You can’t play with other people’s plans,” he said, later leaving the plane on his own. Passengers reportedly applauded as the man left the plane.


When the video went viral, people blamed the airline for double booking and harassing the man. Social media users questioned why the man was even put on the plane if the flight was overbooked. Most people sided with the man, saying he had every right to be upset. “It shouldn’t be legal to sell something you don’t have. The guy bought his tickets months in advance and they took his money when he bought them. He should be guaranteed a seat,” one user wrote.

“He had every right to be mad! I hate when airlines do this. And the people clapping would act the same as if they had walked all the way to their seat only to be told they had to get off so someone else could sit,” wrote another.