Shares in United Airlines' parent company suffered a bumpy ride on Tuesday as the worldwide backlash over its forcible removal of a passenger continued.

United Continental closed down 1.1pc at $70.71 (£56.61), after falling as much as 4.4pc earlier. The company shed as much as $1bn in market value before ending the day with a loss of about $250m. More than 16 million United shares changed hands, the most for any session in a year.

The stock is down about 3pc for the year.