Congress Poised to Prohibit Airlines From Forcibly Removing Customers

June 23, 2017

Congress appears poised to crack down on the airline industry after a passenger was violently dragged off a United Airlines flight earlier this year.

Transportation leaders in both chambers unveiled a slew of new consumer protections in must-pass aviation bills this week, including language that would prohibit airlines from involuntarily removing customers from a flight after they have already boarded the plane.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/339062-congress-poised-to-prohibit-airlines-from-forcibly-removing-customers