The Kentucky doctor seen in a viral video being forcibly removed off an United Airlines flight has spoken publicly for the first time since the 2017 incident, telling ABC News that while the ordeal caused distress for him and his family, he doesn't regret standing his ground because it caused the
On April 9, 2017, David Dao was traveling from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville, Kentucky, on United Airlines Flight 3411 and already was in his seat with his seat belt fastened when an airline employee informed him that he would need to deplane because the flight was overbooked, he told ABC News.Even months after the incident, Dao found the video hard to watch.
"After that, to be honest, I don’t know what happened," he said, adding that he heard a"big noise" and later woke up in the hospital with a trauma team surrounding him. Dao relied on his faith during his recovery, he said, adding that he made a promise to God that if he got better, he would devote his time to charity work. Since then, he has helped residents in Texas displaced by Hurricane Harvey and traveled to Vietnam and Cambodia to help install solar power in villages with no electricity, he said. Even in the Far East, people knew his story, he said."That touched me," the doctor said, holding back tears.
While United's initial statement labeled Dao as"belligerent," the airline later apologized, vowing to conduct a"thorough review" of the"truly horrific event.""This will never happen again," Munoz told ABC News'"Good Morning America" in an interview three days after the incident."We are not going to put a law enforcement official onto a plane to take them off … to remove a booked, paid, seated passenger. We can't do that.
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