'Just lost my corporate account': United Airlines ripped for 'passing the buck' over dog on runway

Here’s the original tweet from a passenger about a dog on the runway:

Evil United Airlines leaves dog on rainy cold runway for more than a half hour despite alerts to staff :-((((( boo pic.twitter.com/xcwVOxIpV9

— barbara (@theregoesbabs) December 28, 2014

And here’s the response from United:

@theregoesbabs Thanks for telling us. The weather can change & may have been clear when PetSafe dropped off. They're the ones to call too.

— United Airlines (@united) December 28, 2014

Cue the outrage.

@united regardless of weather you shouldn't leave a caged animal for a half hour. Fucking pathetic. That's why I'll always fly jet blue

— Boomer (@Flyerasooner) December 28, 2014

@Olivianuzzi @united never flying United again. Ever.

— Seth (@sbt4bt) December 28, 2014

@thetheRedundant @united @theregoesbabs Major fail, United! Passing the buck instead of expressing concern and regret…

— Sister Celluloid (@sistercelluloid) December 28, 2014

@united this is an intentional act that screams negligence. I have always flown United but will now do all I can to avoid your airline.

— Katie (@_3katie) December 28, 2014

.@united really? Pass the buck on this? C'mon @theregoesbabs

— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) December 28, 2014

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.@united @theregoesbabs Well, I'm never flying #United again. EVER.

— Mac (@YankeeMac1) December 28, 2014

@united @theregoesbabs No excuse. They are your contractor. Plus, she said staff was alerted. Just apologize and hope that dog is ok.

— Jason Vendel (@JasonVendel) December 28, 2014

@united Dude.

— Jon Keeling (@KeelingOHIO) December 28, 2014

@united How about you apologize for leaving dog on a cold, wet runway instead of passing the buck?

— Dougie Stardust (@MrDougEStardust) December 28, 2014

@united @theregoesbabs yeah just push the blame off. Dont fix it. Whoever runs this twitter should be fired immediately.

— Alfred Cohol (@Hombrevender) December 28, 2014