Safe to say United isn’t having a great week.
Via NBC:
President Trump also weighed-in Wednesday, saying what happened to Dao was “horrible.”
In an Oval Office interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump suggested that this kind of incident could be avoided in the future if carriers remove the upper limits on vouchers they offer passengers in return for giving up their seats.
“You know, there’s a point at which I’m getting off the plane … seriously,” said Trump. “They should have gone up higher. But to just randomly say, ‘You’re getting off the plane,’ that was terrible.”
Before they began picking names, United offered passengers $400 and a hotel room to give up their seats, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. When no one volunteered, the offer was increased to $800.