United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane

Reuters ^ | April 27, 2017 | by Timothy Mclaughlin

[Oldeconomybuyer]

United Airlines has a reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum with the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month in an incident that sparked international outrage, an attorney for the passenger said on Thursday.

[TangledUpInBlue]

Let me guess, more than a bag of peanuts right?

[Timpanagos1]

If it’s that fast, it’s a very big check.

7-10 million.

[Rusty0604]

I wonder if they gave the lady her dead bunny back.

[Zarro]

No doubt. And likely MILLIONS of times more than what they’d have had to offer to get someone to volunteer a seat and save them a ton of very nasty PR. I’ve been mistreated by United; I am enjoying their pain.

[grobdriver]

And more than a charter to take that crew to where they needed to be.

[ConservativeMind]

That will let him sexually assult enough people that he can die with a smile on his face.

Sick.

[pgkdan]

I’ve been mistreated by United; I am enjoying their pain.

Me too.

[smokingfrog]

That was quick! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$4

[Tench_Coxe]

I suspect discovery was not something United wanted.

Btw, I have not seen a conclusive update of the identities of the four United employees-could someone enlighten me?

[BlueLancer]

"I wonder if they gave the lady her dead bunny back."

Probably, but I hope that they also gave her this recipe to save time ...

[Skywise]

Maybe he’ll file criminal charges now against Chicago and the police force?

No?

Huh...

[ichabod1]

PRofessional gambler too. He knew exactly what he was doing. Probably did cause his own injuries.

[ichabod1]

PRofessional gambler too. He knew exactly what he was doing. Probably did cause his own injuries.

[Publius]

My late uncle was a German who married into our Italian family, and he was a Great White Hunter. Even in his eighties, he and his cronies would go into the Pennsylvania mountains during deer or bear season and come back with something. I watched him shoot and skin a woodchuck one day.

No rabbit ever got near his garden without becoming hasenpfeffer.

[jim_trent]

In before the several people who said here that he would not collect a penny because of the fine print on the back of his ticket. Kudos for those who correctly predicted that it would never go to trial, with United paying out a lot to keep from going through disclosure.

[blueunicorn6]

And on Delta airlines, the guy sitting next to you will put some cream in your coffee.

[Jane Long]

Good for the Doc!

The settlement should also include the FIRING of UAL doofus CEO.

[Jane Long]

Bwahahaha!

Thank you very much :)

[4yearlurker]

That's one fast settlement. I guess UA didn't want to drag it out.