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Title: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 11, 2017, 09:44:30 AM World Views ::MonkeyTongue:: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was Asian? Many in China think so. (BBM) The Washingoton Post By Simon Denyer April 11 at 2:34 AM Comments 603 BEIJING — News that a passenger was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines plane has gone viral all over the world, but in China the outrage has been fueled by one uncomfortable fact: The doctor who was pulled off the plane, first screaming and then bleeding, appeared to be of Asian origin and was overheard complaining that this might have been a factor in his treatment. Read more... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/11/was-that-doctor-dragged-off-the-united-airlines-flight-because-he-was-asian-many-in-china-think-so/?utm_term=.62fe297ace83 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 12, 2017, 07:06:25 AM Top News Reuters Wed Apr 12, 2017 | 7:02 AM EDT By Alana Wise United Airlines faces mounting pressure over hospitalized passenger Snipped ::MonkeyEek:: ::MonkeyEek:: ::MonkeyEek:: ::MonkeyEek:: On Chinese social media, the incident attracted the attention of more than 480 million users on Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform. United has about 20 percent of total U.S.-China airline traffic and has a partnership with Air China, the country's third-largest airline, according to analysts. It flies to more Chinese cities than any other U.S. carrier. Last year, United added nonstop flights from San Francisco to Hangzhou, its fifth destination in mainland China. Read more: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN17D1L7 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 12, 2017, 07:33:56 AM International Business Times Political Capital United Airlines Promised Federal Regulators That All Ticketed Passengers Are Guaranteed Seats By David Sirota @davidsirota On 04/11/17 AT 6:07 PM http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/united-airlines-promised-federal-regulators-all-ticketed-passengers-are-guaranteed Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 12, 2017, 08:03:55 PM David Dao, Doctor Dragged Off Plane, Files Court Papers Demanding United Airlines Preserve Evidence By Corky Siemaszko Apr 12 2017, 7:26 pm ET The United Airlines passenger who was videotaped being bloodied and dragged off an overbooked plane by airport police signaled Wednesday he would fight back in court. David Dao filed an emergency "bill of discovery" against the carrier in Illinois State Court demanding that evidence documenting Sunday's "re-accommodation" aboard a Kentucky-bound plane be "preserved and protected." That includes all surveillance videos, cockpit voice recordings, passenger and crew lists, incident reports and other items. Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/david-dao-doctor-dragged-plane-files-court-papers-demanding-united-n745721 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 13, 2017, 07:04:47 AM David Dao Lawsuit Press Conference: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Published 12:30 am EDT, April 13, 2017 Updated 12:57 am EDT, April 13, 2017 1 Comment By Jessica McBride (Snipped) ::MonkeyTongue:: The public will learn more about Dao’s intentions at a press conference on April 13. The press conference will take place at 10 a.m. CST in Chicago and will include Dao’s attorneys and a member of his family. Read more: http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/david-dao-lawsuit-press-conference-united-airlines-doctor-video-passenger-suing/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 13, 2017, 07:14:16 AM United Passenger David Dao Lawyers Speak as Lawsuit Looms TMZ 4/13/2017 12:50 AM PDT (Snipped) ::lookie:: Dao's daughter will speak to reporters at 10 AM CT, along with Dao's lawyers. One lawyer is especially significant -- Tom Demetrio, a renowned aviation lawyer who has handled scores of personal injury cases related to airline mishaps. TMZ will live stream the news conference. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/13/united-passenger-david-dao-lawyer-daughter-lawsuit-press-conference/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 13, 2017, 02:36:35 PM Dr. David Dao Announces Plans to File a Lawsuit Against United Here's everything we know so far about the legal action. Caroline Halleman Apr 13, 2017 http://www.townandcountrymag.com/ Snipped "When our investigative work is done, we will file suit,” Demetrio said. "We have two years to file it. I promise you it won’t be that long." He also indicated that it would be filed in state court, and that he hopes this case has a widespread impact on how airlines treat their customers. Read more: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/a9268685/united-passenger-david-dao-officially-suing-airline/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 14, 2017, 06:24:19 AM Newsweek Opinion Why United Was Legally Wrong to Deplane David Dao By Jens David Ohlin On 4/13/17 at 9:42 AM Snipped Like all airlines, United has a very specific (and lengthy!) contract for carriage outlining the contractual relationship between the airline and the passenger. It includes a familiar set of provisions for when a passenger may be denied boarding (Rule 25: “Denied Boarding Compensation”). When a flight is oversold, UA (United Airlines) can deny boarding to some passengers, who then receive compensation under specific guidelines. However, Dao was not denied boarding. He was granted boarding and then involuntarily removed from the airplane. What does the contract say about that? It turns out that the contract has a specific rule regarding “Refusal of Transport” (Rule 21), which lays out the conditions under which a passenger can be removed and refused transport on the aircraft. This includes situations where passengers act in a “disorderly, offensive, abusive, or violent” manner, refuse to comply with the smoking policy, are barefoot or “not properly clothed,” as well as many other situations. :smt051 There is absolutely no provision for deplaning a seated passenger because the flight is oversold. Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/why-united-were-legally-wrong-deplane-dr-dao-583535 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 14, 2017, 06:33:22 AM Travel United Airlines Dr. David Dao Suffered a Concussion and a Broken Nose After Being Dragged Off a United Flight April 13, 2017, 12:03 PM EDT http://fortune.com/video/2017/04/13/united-airlines-david-dao-injuries/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 14, 2017, 06:57:40 AM Angry United Airlines pilots union issue statement denying ALL responsibility for forcible removal of doctor last week... :smt051 The United Master Executive Council released a statement on Thursday regarding Dr. David Dao's violent removable from Flight 3411 on Sunday :smt051 The United Master Executive Council represents the airline's 12,500 pilots :smt051 The United pilots' union wrote that the Chicago Department of Aviation's 'grossly inappropriate response' was to blame for the events that transpired :smt051 The statement also pointed out that the plane from which Dr. Dao was ejected was one of which that was separately owned and operated by Republic Airlines By Stephanie Haney For Dailymail.com and Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com and Associated Press Published: 02:01 EDT, 14 April 2017 | Updated: 03:54 EDT, 14 April 2017 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4411096/United-pilots-union-blames-Chicago-cops-Dao-s-removal.html#ixzz4eDrvWygx Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 15, 2017, 05:49:46 AM ::MonkeyTongue:: Delta to offer up to $10,000 to flyers who give up seats CBS News BS/AP April 14, 2017, 5:20 PM Read more: :smt051 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/delta-offer-10000-to-flyers-give-up-seats/ :smt051 https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/04/12/delta-boasts-few-boarding-denials/100371012/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 15, 2017, 06:02:14 AM ::MonkeyEek:: United changes crew booking policy after passenger dragged off plane Reuters April 14, 2017 (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Friday it is changing its policy on booking its own flight crews onto its planes after a man was dragged off an overbooked flight to make way for a United employee on Sunday, video of which went viral and made the airline the target of global criticism and ridicule. The airline, owned by United Continental Holdings Inc <UAL.N>, said it would make sure crews traveling on their aircraft are booked into seats at least 60 minutes before departure. Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-changes-crew-booking-policy-passenger-dragged-off-011509112--finance.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 17, 2017, 05:57:23 AM More pets DIED while being transported by United than any other major airline in 2016, data shows ::puppy:: By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com Published: 16:13 EDT, 15 April 2017 | Updated: 19:57 EDT, 15 April 201 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4414912/More-pets-died-United-airline-year.html#ixzz4eVAWz6gY Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 17, 2017, 06:27:15 AM United had more pet deaths in 2016 than any other major US airline ::MonkeyDogWalk:: Skye Gould and Danielle Muoio Apr. 15, 2017, 9:33 AM 13,411 ::dogwag:: www.businessinsider.com/united-had-more-animal-deaths-than-delta-american-2017-4 ::dogwag:: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/2017FebruaryATCR.pdf Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 17, 2017, 06:59:08 AM Best airline to travel with pets? ::MonkeyBikeYorkie:: Traveling with Pets Forum 2012 Read Reviews and Book Your Perfect Trip Best airline to travel with pets? https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i26969-k5959146-o10-Best_airline_to_travel_with_pets-Traveling_with_Pets.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 18, 2017, 05:46:05 AM :smt102 Woman blames United Airlines for dog’s death... Posted 9:06 pm, February 13, 2017, by Katie DeLong, Updated at 10:40PM, February 13, 2017 http://fox6now.com/2017/02/13/woman-blames-united-airlines-for-dogs-death-when-he-got-to-portland-he-was-not-the-jacob-that-was-in-detroit/ https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/animals/petsafe.aspx Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 18, 2017, 06:01:31 AM ::dogwag:: How United Airlines handled the death of a dog they were 'unable to accommodate' United Airlines offered a woman over $1,100 in exchange for confidentiality after her dog died ::MonkeyEek:: 04/12/2017 | ConsumerAffairs | Pets https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/how-united-airlines-handled-the-death-of-a-dog-they-were-unable-to-accommodate-041217.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 19, 2017, 05:03:18 AM ::dogwag:: United Airlines Passenger Says Dog Died After Flight From Detroit To Oregon Updated: February 15, 2017 1:32 pm EDT By Ashlee Kieler@akieler Snipped “He (Jacob) was then sent to a kennel over night, 20 hours, until the next flight out he could fit on,” the woman wrote on Facebook, noting that the airline didn’t allow Jacob to fly with food, despite the fact that United’s PetSafe checklist [PDF] says kennels are supposed to have food and water bowls, and may have up to a pound of dry food attached to the crate. Read More: :smt023 https://consumerist.com/2017/02/14/united-airlines-passenger-says-dog-died-after-flight-from-detroit-to-oregon/ :smt023 https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/dog-and-cat-checklist-3-29-16.pdf Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 20, 2017, 07:05:27 AM Kathleen posted her side of the story on Facebook ::MonkeyEek:: February 10, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.considine.14/posts/10158073166065062 _____________________________________________ United Airlines PetSafe® animal acceptance and release For use with dogs and cats only For other warm-blooded animals shipped as PetSafe use checklist CGO557 https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/dog-and-cat-checklist-3-29-16.pdf I understand the airline would not permit any food to be left the Jacob? What is up with that? Why does the airline ask on the checklist for 2 food/water dishes, and if her mother (allegedly) was not permit to leave food for the dog? The airline check list #15: Does the kennel have 2 food/water dishes? A dog would need water and food within the 20 hour duration of layover, IMO. Was he given water during the 20 hours? Who at United Airlines feeds the flying cat or dog? _______________________________________________ I hope we get some clear answers someday. United Airline's statement said the case is closed according to the post at the end of the youtube video. ::monkeymask:: Dog dies shortly after flight; owner blames United Airlines Published on Feb 13, 2017 Video Duration: 2:59 PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Bend woman says her dog died shortly after a United Airlines flight from Detroit to Portland, and she blames the airline for his death. Dog dies shortly after flight; owner blames United Airlines... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52fDtX_kWI0 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 23, 2017, 06:20:15 AM ::monkeyflag3:: Nearly half of young Americans won’t fly United anymore ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: By Jacob Passy Published: Apr 22, 2017 10:19 a.m. ET A new survey found that 42% of millennials said they would no longer fly with United Airlines. And in another sign that United Airlines’ PR disaster is far from over: the lennies have turned on the company. Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-half-of-young-americans-wont-fly-united-anymore-2017-04-21 ME: "To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved." ~ George MacDonald Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 24, 2017, 05:12:04 AM United Airlines Skips Senate Deadline To Explain Passenger-Dragging Incident By Sebastian Murdock Politics 04/21/2017 01:18 pm ET United CEO Oscar Munoz ::MonkeyDevil:: sent a letter to the senators Thursday, explaining an internal investigation was still underway and “a full set of facts of this incident” would be given to the senators by April 27, according to USA Today. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-skips-senate-deadline-to-explain-dragged-passenger-incident_us_58fa369fe4b018a9ce5accf4 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 24, 2017, 07:22:57 AM April 24, 2017 7:59 AM ET Airlines Company Overview of United Airlines, Inc. ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: Overview Board Members Committees https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/board.asp?privcapId=26977 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 24, 2017, 07:33:05 AM EXCLUSIVE: Not a care in the world! Freewheeling United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz cycles near his $6 million Florida beach house... Published: 11:22 EDT, 17 April 2017 | Updated: 20:36 EDT, 17 April 2017 ::MonkeyBike:: By Jose Lambiet In Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida For Dailymail. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4418770/United-s-Oscar-Munoz-cycles-6M-Florida-beach-house.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 24, 2017, 07:49:00 AM United passenger dragged off plane has a strong legal case, experts say :eye: by Julia Horowitz @juliakhorowitz April 13, 2017: 1:56 PM ET http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/13/news/companies/united-legal-issues/index.html?iid=EL Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 26, 2017, 06:57:27 AM Officials seek to ban city travel on United after dragging Associated Press April 25, 2017 ::FlyingFrog:: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Officials in a Massachusetts city are trying to ban employees from using public funds to fly on United Airlines after a passenger was dragged off a flight in Chicago. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2pipih0 ) the Cambridge City Council passed a proposal Monday asking the city manager to ban official city travel on the airline so long as there are alternative options. Read more… http://finance.yahoo.com/news/officials-seek-ban-city-travel-united-dragging-205547501.html http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/25/cambridge-officials-don-want-city-employees-fly-united-public-dime/FXvoTMBsysZesy3Xu0nTXK/story.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 26, 2017, 07:09:43 AM Giant rabbit dies on United Airlines flight to United States Reuters April 26, 2017 :smt102 The 10-month old rabbit named Simon, who was tipped to become one of the world's largest rabbits, was travelling to O'Hare in Chicago from Britain after a celebrity owner purchased him. He was healthy before the flight, according to the rabbit's breeder. "Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle," breeder Annette Edwards told The Sun newspaper. "Something very strange has happened and I want to know what." Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/giant-rabbit-dies-united-airlines-100726574.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 05:41:50 AM :2boohoo: United Airlines CEO answers lawmakers on passenger dragging incident Reuters via Yahoo Finance April 27, 2017 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-ceo-answers-lawmakers-passenger-dragging-incident-061220487--finance.html https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8b77e11a-253a-4b5c-8ffc-64c4cda8ccee/70226A7518E640113EE6E948265DD8AB.united-chicago-response.pdf Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 05:44:49 AM United Airlines Faces Questions Over Death of Giant Rabbit By Katrin Bennhold APRIL 26, 2017 LONDON — Call it the curse of O’Hare. Snipped “I’ve sent rabbits all around the world, and nothing like this has happened before,” said Ms. Edwards, whose breeding operation is in Worcestershire, England. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/united-airlines-rabbit.html?_r=0 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 05:58:26 AM EXCLUSIVE News Apr 27 2017, 6:19 am ET by Daniella Silva United CEO Oscar Munoz ::MonkeyDevil:: Blames David Dao Incident on ‘System Failure’ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/united-ceo-oscar-munoz-blames-david-dao-incident-system-failure-n751661 ME: Perhaps Mr. Munoz is the failure. IMO Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 06:46:06 AM ::MonkeyEek:: Column: Stewing over the death of Simon the giant rabbit John Kass Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune April 26, 2017 5:47 PM The untimely death of the beloved British giant rabbit Simon on a United Airlines flight has caused great heartbreak across the world. Snipped Not everyone understands this. My anthropomorphic editor is outraged, thinking I've gone Hannibal the Cannibal on Simon, although Simon isn't human. Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-simon-giant-rabbit-kass-met-20170426-column.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 10:52:12 AM ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: United Airlines' much-anticipated report on Flight 3411 is missing crucial details Lewis Lazare American City Business Journals April 27, 2017 The document attempts to explain how it came to pass that David Dao was forcibly dragged down the aisle of Flight 3411 by Chicago Department of Aviation security officers and removed from the plane to make room for four Republic Airline crew members who needed to get to Louisville to operate another United Express flight the next day. Despite promising a full explication of what happened, United's fuller account today of the events surrounding that ugly United Express Flight 3411 incident still lacks crucial details that would show just how far short United may have fallen in satisfactorily handling the incident. The report does include a few pertinent new details that reveal how complicated matters became for the United personnel and passengers trying to deal with the situation as it rapidly unfolded on that fateful Sunday, April 9. Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/57f6bd64-225b-3eae-8c8c-d133efecd547/united-airlines%27.html ME: Interesting article. IMO Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on April 27, 2017, 04:20:09 PM United Airlines settles with passenger dragged from United Express Flight 3411 Apr 27, 2017, 2:53 pm CDT Lewis Lazare Reporter Chicago Business Journal ::MonkeySkate:: United Airlines and David Dao have reached what both parties term an "amicable settlement" in the wake of Dao's forcible removal from United Express Flight 3411 on April 9. Per a statement from Dao's attorney, Tom Demetrio, a condition of the settlement was that the amount of the settlement remain confidential. Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/04/27/united-airlines-settles-with-passenger-dragged.html Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: MuffyBee on April 27, 2017, 08:59:38 PM I understand there has been some policy changes since this incident.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-united-david-dao-20170427-story.html United Airlines reaches 'amicable' settlement with passenger dragged from a plane April 27, 2017 United Airlines has settled with Dr. David Dao over the injuries he received when he was dragged off one of the airline’s planes this month, a dramatic incident that has forced policy changes at United and rival carriers. Under the terms reached by the airline and Dao, the amount of the settlement will remain confidential, Dao’s attorneys said. His lawyers have said the 69-year-old Kentucky physician suffered a broken nose and a concussion and lost two front teeth during the April 9 incident, which was recorded on video that went viral worldwide. Video showed airport police at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport dragging a limp Dao off the crowded plane after he refused to give up his seat to make room for airline employees on the Louisville, Ky.-bound flight. ::snipping3:: ::snipping3 Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on May 05, 2017, 12:46:04 PM ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: ::monkeymask:: California Family Kicked Off Delta Flight, Threatened With Jail, Foster Care for Refusing to Give Up Tot’s Seat by Daniella Silva May 5, 2017, 7:52 ET Video duration: 3:03 :smt023 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-family-kicked-delta-flight-threatened-jail-refusing-give-toddler-n755141 :smt023 https://www.rt.com/viral/387142-delta-flight-overbooked-family-removed/ Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on May 05, 2017, 07:55:46 PM ::MonkeyConfused:: These are the confusing rules that contributed to a family getting kicked off a Delta flight Bart Jansen , USA TODAY Published 11:17 a.m. ET May 5, 2017 | Updated :smt023 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/05/delta-dispute-confusion-child-travel/101322860/ :smt023 http://www.delta.com/content/dam/delta-www/pdfs/legal/contract_of_carriage_dom.pdf Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on May 05, 2017, 08:12:18 PM Business Delta employees threatened to put a couple in jail. Can they really do that? By Abha Bhattarai May 5 at 1:47 PM 1. Can you really be sent to jail for not listening to a flight attendant? Possibly, says Gregory Winton, an attorney for the Aviation Law Firm in Annapolis. According to U.S. law, airline passengers who interfere with the duties of a flight crew member or flight attendant by “assaulting or intimidating” them can be fined and imprisoned for up to 20 years. (If a “dangerous weapon” is involved, the passenger can be imprisoned for life.) But the reality is a bit more complicated, Winton says: “Does having a heated conversation count as interfering with a crew member’s job? I suppose it could be construed that way, but the airline doesn’t have any authority to make those decisions.” Read more... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/05/05/delta-employees-threatened-to-put-a-couple-in-jail-can-they-really-do-that/?utm_term=.b95212491fea Title: Re: Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was ... Post by: seahorse on May 09, 2017, 05:53:54 AM ::MonkeyEek:: Column: Stewing over the death of Simon the giant rabbit John Kass Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune April 26, 2017 5:47 PM Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-simon-giant-rabbit-kass-met-20170426-column.html ::monkeymask:: Lawyer for owners of giant rabbit that died on United flight: 'This case is about more than one rabbit' http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-united-dead-giant-rabbit-owner-20170508-story.html By Scott McFetridge Associated Press May 8, 2017 7:40 PM Del Moines, Iowa |