导读:美联航暴力拖拽乘客下飞机事件一经曝出,立即引起轩然大波。广大民众也一直在关心着事件进展,27日,负责该案的律师宣布,航空公司与被打乘客已达成庭外和解协议……
A doctor who was dragged off a United flight after he refused to give up his seat to crew members has reached a settlement on Thursday with the airline for undisclosed amount.
前段时间,一位医生在乘坐美国联合航空公司的飞机时,因拒绝将座位让给该公司员工而遭到安保人员的暴力拖拽。本周四,该乘客已与美联航达成和解,但未透露具体和解金额。
David Dao’s legal team announced the settlement in a brief statement, saying the agreement includes a provision that the amount will remain confidential.
陶大卫的法律团队在一份简短声明中宣布,作为条件之一,他们需要对协议金额保密。
Mobile phone footage of the April 9 confrontation on board a plane at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport sparked widespread public outrage over the treatment of Mr. Dao.
4月9日,在芝加哥奥黑尔机场的一架飞机上,有现场乘客拍下了整个暴力事件的经过。视频一经流出,立即引起了轩然大波,广大民众纷纷对陶大卫所受的不公正待遇表示十分愤怒。
The footage showed airport police officers pulling the 69-year-old doctor from his seat and dragging him down the aisle. His lawyer claimed he lost teeth and suffered a broken nose and concussion in the incident.
视频显示,机场警务人员将这位69岁的医生从座位上拽下来,并将他拖到了过道上。律师称,本次事故导致陶大卫脑震荡、牙齿掉落以及鼻梁骨折。
Earlier, United announced steps it would take to reduce overbooking of flights. Among other things, the airline said it will raise the limit on payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights to 10,000 dollars (?7,750) and it will improve training of employees.
此前,美联航宣布将采取措施减少超售航班的数量。除此之外公司还承诺,在超售的情况下,自愿让座的乘客可以得到最高1万美元(7750英镑)的补偿,同时还将加强对员工的培训。
Mr. Dao’s lead attorney, Thomas Demetrio, praised the airline and its chief executive, Oscar Munoz, for accepting responsibility and not blaming others.
作为陶大卫的代理律师,托马斯·德米特里奥称赞美联航及其首席执行官奥斯卡·穆诺斯勇于承担责任,并且没有试图去怪罪任何人。
Mr. Dao never filed a lawsuit against United, but Mr. Demetrio had said legal action was likely.
陶大卫一直未对航空公司提起诉讼,但德米特里奥表示他们不会放弃这种可能。
Mr. Dao was waiting to fly to Louisville, Kentucky, on April 9 when the airline decided it needed four seats for Republic Airline crew members who needed to travel to work another United Express flight in Louisville the next morning. When Mr. Dao and his wife were selected for bumping, he refused to leave.
本月9日,陶大卫本打算乘飞机前往肯塔基州路易士维尔,不料因四名机组人员次日早晨要抵达路易士维尔当值,美联航便要求四名乘客让座。而得知自己和妻子被抽中时,陶大卫拒绝下飞机。