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Canada To Introduce Airline Passengers' Bill Of Rights
The Canadian government on Tuesday said it planned to adopt regulations strengthening airline passengers' rights that would prevent overbooking incidents like a recent high-profile case of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off a plane in Chicago.
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United Cuts Overbooking, Hikes Compensation After Passenger Fiasco
United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage.
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United Changes Crew Booking Policy After Passenger Dragged Off Plane
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.
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5 Times Airlines Needed A Really Good PR Manager
Last week, United airlines was the one topic that dominated social media. A video of a passenger being violently dragged off an overbooked flight sparked outrage across the world. But airlines haven't been new to such bad press. Here is the list of airlines who have made headlines for the wrong reasons
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Canada Bans Removing Passengers From Overbooked Airplanes
The Canadian government has banned all airlines in the country to forcibly remove passengers from overbooked flights, officials said.
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Says He Won't Resign
United Continental chief executive Oscar Munoz said Wednesday he will not resign and again apologized for the removal of a customer from an overbooked flight by force -- an incident that drew global scorn.
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United CEO Apologizes For 'Horrific Event,' Promises Review Of Policies
After two days of conflicting explanations, falling stock prices and worldwide outrage, United Airlines entered full mea culpa mode Tuesday, with its chief executive apologizing for the "horrific event" in which a passenger was dragged from a plane screaming after refusing a last-minute request to give up his seat to make room for a crew member.
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China Internet Outcry Over United Passenger Fiasco
China social media users were in an uproar Tuesday over viral footage of a Chinese-American man dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight, decrying perceived racism and calling for a boycott.
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United Airlines' 2017 Business Model: Drag A Person Off A Plane, Keep Raking In Record Profits
On the surface the outrage over United Airlines forcibly removing a man from a flight after he refused to "voluntarily" give up his seat for a United employee looks like just another case of airline overbooking gone awry.
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United Under Fire For Dragging A Passenger Off An Overbooked Flight
United Airlines called the police after a seated passenger declined to leave a flight to Louisville, Kentucky. Officers violently pulled him from his window seat and then down the aisle as passengers yelled at them to stop. A recording of the incident posted on social media sent people into an apoplectic rage over the carrier's heavy-handed respons...
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'Just Kill Me,' Said Asian Doctor, Bleeding, After Being Dragged Off United Airlines Plane
United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation.
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Canada To Introduce Airline Passengers' Bill Of Rights
The Canadian government on Tuesday said it planned to adopt regulations strengthening airline passengers' rights that would prevent overbooking incidents like a recent high-profile case of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off a plane in Chicago.
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United Cuts Overbooking, Hikes Compensation After Passenger Fiasco
United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage.
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United Changes Crew Booking Policy After Passenger Dragged Off Plane
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.
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5 Times Airlines Needed A Really Good PR Manager
Last week, United airlines was the one topic that dominated social media. A video of a passenger being violently dragged off an overbooked flight sparked outrage across the world. But airlines haven't been new to such bad press. Here is the list of airlines who have made headlines for the wrong reasons
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Canada Bans Removing Passengers From Overbooked Airplanes
The Canadian government has banned all airlines in the country to forcibly remove passengers from overbooked flights, officials said.
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Says He Won't Resign
United Continental chief executive Oscar Munoz said Wednesday he will not resign and again apologized for the removal of a customer from an overbooked flight by force -- an incident that drew global scorn.
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United CEO Apologizes For 'Horrific Event,' Promises Review Of Policies
After two days of conflicting explanations, falling stock prices and worldwide outrage, United Airlines entered full mea culpa mode Tuesday, with its chief executive apologizing for the "horrific event" in which a passenger was dragged from a plane screaming after refusing a last-minute request to give up his seat to make room for a crew member.
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China Internet Outcry Over United Passenger Fiasco
China social media users were in an uproar Tuesday over viral footage of a Chinese-American man dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight, decrying perceived racism and calling for a boycott.
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United Airlines' 2017 Business Model: Drag A Person Off A Plane, Keep Raking In Record Profits
On the surface the outrage over United Airlines forcibly removing a man from a flight after he refused to "voluntarily" give up his seat for a United employee looks like just another case of airline overbooking gone awry.
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United Under Fire For Dragging A Passenger Off An Overbooked Flight
United Airlines called the police after a seated passenger declined to leave a flight to Louisville, Kentucky. Officers violently pulled him from his window seat and then down the aisle as passengers yelled at them to stop. A recording of the incident posted on social media sent people into an apoplectic rage over the carrier's heavy-handed respons...
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'Just Kill Me,' Said Asian Doctor, Bleeding, After Being Dragged Off United Airlines Plane
United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation.
