United Airlines is changing a company policy and will no longer allow crew members to displace customers already onboard an airplane.
And flight crews have to make must-ride bookings at least 60 minutes prior to departure.
'This is one of our initial steps in a review of our policies'. She said the change was meant to ensure that episodes like what happened last week "never happen again".
A man on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Calgary was allegedly stung by a scorpion, the same day the carrier forcefully removed a passenger from a plane, drawing widespread rebuke. Crews could previously be booked until the time of departure.
It's impossible to say how much reimbursing the 70 passengers on the Louisville, Kentucky-to-Chicago flight will cost until United offers details on the form of compensation.
The lawyer for a man dragged off a United flight says the airline and Chicago officials have agreed to preserve evidence of the incident.
During the removal, which grew into an embarrassing worldwide episode, Dao had two of his teeth knocked out, suffered a broken nose and a concussion and may require surgery, his lawyer said.
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Rarely has an airline - or any company - faced the kind of global condemnation that has buffeted United.
"For a long time, airlines - United in particular - have bullied us. I deeply apologize to the customer forcibly removed and to all the customers aboard", Munoz said of the passenger he seemed to fault in his letter to employees. Later, Munoz offered a more emphatic mea culpa, saying: "No one should ever be mistreated this way". While the facts and circumstances are still evolving, especially with respect to why this customer defied Chicago Aviation Security Officers the way he did, to give you a clearer picture of what transpired, I've included below a recap from the preliminary reports filed by our employees.
One of Dao's children, Crystal Pepper, said the family was "horrified, shocked and sickened" by what happened.
It will announce the results by April 30.
"Our crew immediately consulted with a MedLink physician on the ground who provided guidance throughout the incident and assured our crew that it was not a life-threatening matter", United Airlines said in a statement via CNN.
Had the rule been in place last Sunday, United Express Flight 3411 still would have been overbooked by four seats, but United employees could have dealt with the situation in the gate area instead of on the plane.
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