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UNITED AIRLINES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017
Time for a real passenger bill of rights
Americans have been mad as hell. Now, it seems, they're not going to take it anymore.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017
Overbooking is a problem as old as the airline industry
Overbooking was the solution to the costly problem of 'no-shows' — people who reserved a seat but failed to board — that emerged in the late 1940s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2017
Couple traveling to wedding kicked off United flight
An engaged couple were removed from a United Airlines flight to Costa Rica on Saturday, as the airline remained under scrutiny following outrage caused by a video last week of a passenger being forcibly removed from a flight.
WORLD
Apr 15, 2017
United passenger stung after scorpion drops onto his head
United Airlines on Friday found itself on the defensive again after a passenger complained that a scorpion stung him during a flight from Texas, capping off a bruising week for the public image of the one of the world's largest carriers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2017
United won't use police to remove overbooked passengers, CEO says
United Airlines will no longer use law enforcement officers to remove passengers from overbooked flights after global outrage erupted over a video showing a passenger dragged from one of its planes in Chicago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2017
JAL and ANA say overbooking violence would never happen in Japan
The violent video of a passenger being forcibly removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight on Sunday has gone viral around the world, including in Japan, sparking outcry and concern that a similar incident could happen here.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2016
Scottish police pull two United Airlines pilots off cockpit on alcohol charges
Two United Airlines pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol in Scotland on Saturday as they were about to fly to the United States, police and the airline said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2015
Late for flight, man tried to halt departing plane at Denver
A 58-year-old man who arrived late for a flight to attend his high school reunion is accused of running onto a concourse at Denver International Airport in an attempt to stop the departing plane, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2015
Poaching of Cecil the lion prompts United, Delta to ban big-game trophies
United Airlines joined Delta Air Lines Inc. in banning big-game trophies as freight after the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe triggered mounting global outrage.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2015
United flight diverted after man rushes toward cockpit, shouting jihadis in cargo hold: ABC News
A United Airlines flight to Denver returned to a Washington airport late on Monday when a passenger shouting about jihad rushed toward the cockpit before other passengers grabbed him, ABC News said.

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