Watch Live: Airline Execs Testify Before Congress; Will Promise To Stop Beating Passengers

By now pretty much everyone has seen the shocking video of the 69-year-old Vietnamese-American doctor, David Dao, who was infamously hospitalized after Chicago aviation police dragged him from a United Airlines flight to make space for four crew members flying from O’Hare International Airport to Louisville, Kentucky, sparking international outrage (if not, you can take a look here). But Dao got the last laugh after he reached a settlement with United on April 27th which undoubtedly left him several million dollars richer.
Now, Oscar Munoz, CEO of United, and several other airline executives, are set to get their stern rebuke from our elected officials as they all go before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a day of political theater. For Munoz, who was heavily criticized for his initial handling of the Dao incident, this will be his first public appearance since police police dragged the bloodied doctor off one of his flights.
As the Wall Street Journal notes today, blowback over the Dao incident has led lawmakers in Washington D. C. to call for a revamped passenger bill of rights which, among other things, would bar airlines from removing passengers from a plane once they’ve been seated.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on May 2, 2017.