United will not face fines after passenger dragging incident: official

[inanna]

Source: Globe and Mail

WASHINGTON
Reuters
15 minutes ago
September 6, 2017

The U.S. Transportation Department told United Continental Holdings Inc it would not face fines after a 69-year-old passenger was dragged from a flight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after he refused to give up his seat to make room for a crew member, a official confirmed Wednesday.

The Transportation Department notified United in a May 12 letter of its decision, according to a letter made public on Wednesday by a passenger advocacy group, Flyers Rights. The Transportation Department said in its letter that it had found United did not comply with all aspects of the government's rule on overselling seats.

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[uppityperson]

1. Wtf

[Bengus81]

2. United found to not be in compliance with rules on overselling seats but no fine..

Gosh...if I'm not in compliance when I rob a bank will they let me go??

[sandensea]

3. They will if you give some 69 year-old in front of you a good beating.

Republicans love impunity - but with some consistency. Makes'em feel all coherent like.

[cstanleytech]

8. If you are poor and use a gun then no if you are wealthy and use

a pen to screw workers out of their retirement or file bankruptcy to avoid paying those that you owe money to like Donald then you are golden and probably will get away with it.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Best way to "fine" them is to stop flying the airline. nt.

[SunSeeker]

5. Did anyone expect anything different from Trump's Department of Transportation? nt

[YOHABLO]

6. I won't fly on that airline because of this incident.

[customerserviceguy]

10. I've quit them, too, almost

Just have one flight to go to use up frequent flier miles, then I'm done with them. But most all of the competition is no better at treating passengers like people instead of cargo.

[cstanleytech]

7. So in essence the DOT is signaling that its actually OK with what United did.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Turtle's wife must be pleased. nt