Manchester United great Gary Neville brands British airlines a disgrace

Gary Neville

Manchester United great Gary Neville termed British Airways (BA) "the worst airline he has seen" after he was offloaded a flight yesterday due to overbooking. Neville, 42, had a seat booked on a flight which was leaving Manchester Airport for Heathrow. According to British tabloid, The Sun, Neville was forced to travel by train. "@British_Airways you are an absolute disgrace!! Overbooking flights and not getting people on...worst airline I've seen! I never actually travel with @British_Airways as they are a shambles. But they have a monopoly on Manchester to Heathrow. @flybe @easyJet @jet2tweets so much better!!" he wrote on Twitter.

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