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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUnited CEO says no one will be fired for dragging incident
Source: Associated Press
United CEO says no one will be fired for dragging incident
By DAVID KOENIG, AP AIRLINES WRITER - Apr 18, 2017, 1:33 PM ET
United Airlines executives said Tuesday that it's too soon to know if last week's dragging of a man off a plane is hurting ticket sales. The chief executive said no one will be fired over the incident.
CEO Oscar Munoz and other executives apologized again on Tuesday before discussing the airline's latest financial results with analysts and reporters.
Munoz said he takes full responsibility "for making this right" after the April 9 incident aboard a United Express plane at Chicago's O'Hare airport. He said the airline will have more to say later this month after it finishes a review of its policies on overbooked flights.
Munoz started the call with an apology to David Dao, the 69-year-old Kentucky physician who was dragged off the plane by Chicago airport officers who had been summoned by United, and to all other customers.
"You can and should expect more from us, and as CEO I take full responsibility for making this right," Munoz said. He and other executives vowed to treat customers with dignity, and said that what happened to Dao will never happen again.
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By DAVID KOENIG, AP AIRLINES WRITER - Apr 18, 2017, 1:33 PM ET
United Airlines executives said Tuesday that it's too soon to know if last week's dragging of a man off a plane is hurting ticket sales. The chief executive said no one will be fired over the incident.
CEO Oscar Munoz and other executives apologized again on Tuesday before discussing the airline's latest financial results with analysts and reporters.
Munoz said he takes full responsibility "for making this right" after the April 9 incident aboard a United Express plane at Chicago's O'Hare airport. He said the airline will have more to say later this month after it finishes a review of its policies on overbooked flights.
Munoz started the call with an apology to David Dao, the 69-year-old Kentucky physician who was dragged off the plane by Chicago airport officers who had been summoned by United, and to all other customers.
"You can and should expect more from us, and as CEO I take full responsibility for making this right," Munoz said. He and other executives vowed to treat customers with dignity, and said that what happened to Dao will never happen again.
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United CEO says no one will be fired for dragging incident (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2017
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Iggo
(47,578 posts)1. Especially himself?
ananda
(28,885 posts)2. "hurting ticket sales" ???
Humanity, where art thou?
RockCreek
(739 posts)3. "Hurting ticket sales"?
The CEO should be fired.
randome
(34,845 posts)4. It was a financial meeting. They discussed finances.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)5. Money over human beings. Thanks Trump.