As the PR disaster for United Airlines continues to rage on fingering videosin the aftermath of a passenger being forcibly dragged off a flight, the airline is taking steps to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Now crew members who need to fly must book their seats an hour before departure, the company said in an internal email late Friday and confirmed to Mashable.
SEE ALSO: United kicked off a bride and groom headed to their wedding, obviouslyPreviously crew members could get seats up until the very last minute -- a policy which resulted in the now-infamous video of Dr. David Dao being forcibly dragged out of his seat to make room for a crew member.
"This [new policy] ensures situations like flight 3411 never happen again. This is one of our initial steps in a review of our policies in order to deliver the best customer experience," spokewoman Maggie Schmerin said in a statement.
"Our review continues and we will share the results and additional concrete actions we will take by April 30."
The incident has highlighted the ways airlines handle bumping passengers off flights. At least two other airlines have changed or emphasised policies. Delta Airlines has reportedly authorised employees to give up to $10,000 in compensation to those on overbooked flights who give up their seats. American Airlines has said it won't remove a revenue passenger who is already on board to give a seat to another passenger.
As for United the image problems keep coming. The airline made headlines again over the weekend for kicking a bride and groom heading to Costa Rica for the wedding off a flight. The airline said they refused to leave seats they didn't pay for but the couple disagrees. However it really went down, it's still a headache for United and it doesn't seem like the headaches will go away any time soon.
UPDATE: April 17, 2017, 1:25 p.m. BST Added additional info from United statement.
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 to debut on Samsung Galaxy S23After 3 long years of silence, Stephen King has finally weighed in on 'Baby Shark'Taylor Swift's 'Lavender Haze' video contains Easter eggs, of courseCyclist who was fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade won a Virginia electionNothing's next smartphone will be 'more premium' than Nothing Phone (1)Apple's mixed reality headset could have apps made through Siri'To Leslie' Oscars controversy, explainedOnePlus officially announces OnePlus Pad, shares tablet's design detailsWordle today: Here's the answer, hints for January 31Here's the blueprint for the huge 'Watchmen' vibrator2023 is full of good news you haven't heardFacebook gave Tinder and other dating apps special access to user data'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for January 29Facebook gave Tinder and other dating apps special access to user dataApple Card being investigated by regulators for gender bias'Gunther's Millions' review: The worst kind of Netflix docMitt Romney's grandson dresses as Pierre Delecto for HalloweenOrdered something from JD Sports? Hackers might have your data.NHL team throws birthday party for 11Mitt Romney's grandson dresses as Pierre Delecto for Halloween 'One Piece' review: Netflix does the impossible Letter from a Retreat by Amie Barrodale Nevermore by Sadie Stein The Morning News Roundup for October 13, 2014 The Notion of Family The Morning News Roundup for October 8, 2014 Reunion by Sadie Stein Best Beats Studio Buds+ deal: Get the Beats Studio Buds+ for just $129.95 at Amazon. The Morning News Roundup for October 6, 2014 The Morning News Roundup for September 24, 2014 Thomas Pynchon Was Right—The Light Bulb Conspiracy Is Real How to Win the Nobel Prize The Morning News Roundup of October 9, 2014 Google Home just massively expanded its home automation capabilities Kids Tossing Guns, Phenomenal Hard Carolyn Kizer, 1924–2014 Amazon comes hard for Apple Fitness+ with Halo Fitness We read X's new privacy policy so you don't have to Inside the Offices of Therapists and Analysts Nothing Happened: An Interview with Joseph O’Neill by Jonathan Lee
2.5713s , 8205.4609375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【fingering videos】,Evergreen Information Network