Passengers recorded the moment the elderly man is pulled out of his seat and along the floor by officials
THE elderly man dragged from an overbooked plane and left with a bloody face has been named as Dr David Dao.
The father-of-five, who was heard to moan "kill me" in a video of the incident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, is reportedly an internal medicine specialist based in Kentucky.
reported Dr Dao, 69, previously worked at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
He was named on the Courier-Journal website.
His wife Teresa, 69, is reportedly a paediatrician who trained at Ho Chi Minh University in Saigon in Vietnam and four of their children are doctors.
An airport cop has since been suspended as a new video emerged of Dr Dao bleeding heavily as he stands at the front of the United Airlines jet chanting "kill me" eight times.
Shocked passengers recorded the moment the elderly man is pulled out of his seat and along the floor by officials.
He looks visibly distressed and injured as he clings onto part of a doorway on the plane after the ordeal saying he wants to go home.
Shocked passengers watch on as he screamed while police grappled with him - after he refused to give up his seat on the over-booked flight.
It has also emerged that the man was taken off the flight to make way for four Republic Airline crew members who needed to catch another flight from Louisville.
Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines, said: “This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologise for having to re-accommodate these customers.
"Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened.
"We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation."
One airport cop has now been suspended over the incident with the Chicago Department of Aviation saying it "obviously" did not condone the officer's actions.
United Airline's CEO sent a private email to staff defending the crew's actions and claiming the man was "disruptive and belligerent".
He said he was "upset" by what had happened but stated the customer "defied Chicago Aviation Security Officers" after refusing to give up his seat.
He added the passenger also ran back on to the aircraft after being taken off - thought to be the moment recorded where he is seen mumbling he "needs to go home" with lines of blood on his face.
Dramatic footage taken by fellow passengers shows security wrenching the man from his seat and then dragging him down the aisle and off the plane.
He lets out a bloodcurdling scream during the ordeal, as one passenger yells: "No, this is wrong".
It occurred on a United Airlines flight that departed Chicago and was bound for Louisville on April 9.
Many passengers filmed the incident on their phones, while one said the man was a doctor who was required to fly home for work.
Tyler Bridges tweeted: "Not a good way to treat a doctor trying to get to work because they overbooked.
"He told the police and United employees he had to be at the hospital in the morning to see patients."
United Airlines told : "Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked.
"After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily and law enforcement was asked to come to the gate.
";We apologise for the overbook situation."
The Chicago Department of Aviation added: "The incident on United flight 3411 was not in accordance with our standard operating procedure and the actions of the aviation security officer are obviously not condoned by the Department.
"That officer has been placed on leave effective today pending a thorough review of the situation."
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