A4A airlines will no longer remove boarded passengers from aircraft

A4A member airlines are now committed to not removing a boarded passenger from an aircraft in a bumping situation and all are committed to ensuring crew being transported are booked in advance, A4A president and CE Nicholas Calio said. Calio said the recent incident in which United Airlines passenger David Dao was violently dragged off of an aircraft after being involuntarily bumped has led all US airlines, not just United, to thoroughly review policies. Calio noted that JetBlue already did not overbook flights before the United incident and Southwest has said it will stop overbooking in the current quarter. Calio acknowledged US airlines are trying to get ahead of potential regulations Congress is considering, and encouraged US lawmakers to refrain from imposing new regulations since the industry is taking action. <br/>