That's the Chicago-to-Louisville flight in which a 69-year-old man was dragged off the plane by airport police officers because he didn't want to give up his seat.
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz called Dao "disruptive" and "belligerent" in a statement Monday, but seemed to walk his comments back in another statement Tuesday. Senior Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Transportation Committee demanded answers from United Airlines CEO and the Chicago Department of Aviation about the removal of the passenger in the video. Dao was forcibly removed and injured after boarding a United Airlines flight out of Chicago.
"That is not who our family at United is", Munoz said.
Last night, the airline said it will compensate all passengers the cost of their tickets in cash, travel credits or miles. Dao, though, refused to be bumped and was dragged off the plane by armed police - in full view of other passengers and their smartphones.
The airline announced Wednesday it is "reaching out" to customers on the United Flight 3411 and "offering compensation for their flights".
In a statement issued on the airline's website yesterday, Munoz said "It's never too late to do the right thing".
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In the future, law enforcement will not be involved in removing a "booked, paid, seated passenger", Munoz said. He and other members of the city council were scheduled to grill United and the Chicago Aviation Department on Thursday about why a Kentucky physician was yanked out of his seat after he refused to get off the full jetliner at O'Hare Airport.
Dao was selected but he would not get up when asked to leave.
He has since launched legal action and his lawyers filed court papers asking the airline and the city of Chicago to preserve evidence in the case. When no one volunteered, four passengers were chosen at random and asked to leave the plane.
Several videos of the indecent have resulted in a public outcry against United and Chicago airport security, who says they have placed the officer in question on leave pending an internal investigation.
"The Department remains committed to ensuring that airlines comply with consumer protection regulations and will not speculate during the review process on this matter", it said.
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