Matt Picht
Why United Airlines Was Allowed To Boot That Passenger
The airline has a seldom-read contract of carriage that permits it to force passengers off planes, like it did recently in Chicago.
LEARN MOREPosted: 9:23 a.m. EDT Apr 22, 2017
United CEO Oscar Munoz is not getting his expected promotion to chairman of the company board that runs the airline.
That company disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission filings Friday that Munoz had agreed not to assume the role so he could "more exclusively focus on his role as chief executive officer."
The official announcement doesn't mention the United passenger forcibly removed from a flight, but the disastrous hit to the airline's public image probably played a big role.
Munoz, who initially blamed the passenger for the incident, has since apologized and tweaked his company's policies for overbooked flights.
The airline is still dealing with the fallout from the incident. It recently missed an unofficial deadline to provide Congress with more information about the forced removal.
