The city and United agreed to preserve the evidence, Dao's attorney said on Saturday.
The incident has prompted a USA congressman to propose legislation to prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers from flights to make room for other customers after they have already boarded the plane.
United Airlines, which is reviewing its policies after the violent removal of a passenger from a flight last week, says it will no longer allow employees to take the place of civilian passengers who have already boarded overbooked flights.
United is hoping to avoid a situation like the one on April 9, when David Dao was told he needed to leave a flight to make room for crew members.
To make matters worse, United issued a statement two days later, after a video of the incident had gone viral, that's a masterclass in passive-aggressive corporate buck-passing, attached to a report that called Dao "belligerent".
United crews previously could be booked on flights until the time of departure. Dr. Dao was one of them. When a layover in Cleveland was added to the American flight, 53 percent of people said they would choose United.
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The poll from Morning Consult - which was conducted after a passenger was violently dragged off a United flight last week - could spell trouble for the embattled airline. After several attempt to escort him off the plane, Dao was ripped from his seat and dragged down the aisle.
On Sunday night, United offered passengers $400 each, then $800 each, to voluntarily leave the flight, but no one was interested.
The incident has highlighted the ways airlines handle bumping passengers off flights.
If there aren't enough volunteers, airlines can pick passengers - on United, those who paid more for a ticket or fly frequently are less likely to be selected.
"We have committed to our customers and employees that we are going to fix what's broken so this never happens again".
Schmerin said the airline is continuing a review process and will share "additional concrete actions we will take by April 30".
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