US: After passenger dragged, Chicago says police will handle airport incidents

Months after an online video of a United passenger being dragged from a plane went viral and sparked global outrage, Chicago aviation officials on Wednesday said future airport disturbances will be handled by city police, not aviation security officers. The forced removal of a passenger on April 9 to make room for airline employees trying to fly to Louisville was "completely unacceptable," Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans said in a 12-page report. Other policy changes outlined in the report include the removal of the word "police" from aviation security uniforms and vehicles in coming months. "Their role is to perform security functions, not policing functions," Evans said in the report. An updated training program for aviation security will also be developed, according to the report.<br/>