Airlines for America members have committed to no longer removing boarded passengers from their flights, according to the news site Air Transport World.

Speaking at an aviation conference in Miami, A4A CEO Nicolas Calio said his group's members have reviewed their policies after a much-publicized incident in which a passenger was violently removed from an United Airlines flight to make room for traveling airline crew.

"A mistake was made. It was a bad mistake," he said about the incident.

Calio said A4A's passenger airline members have committed not to remove passengers from flights unless there are security or safety concerns, Air Transport World reported. They have also committed to making sure all airline crews are booked in advance. http://bit.ly/2p5Cfak

United Airlines is an A4A member. Other members include American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest and JetBlue.

Calio's remarks came the same day that the House Transportation Committee grilled airline executives about their passenger policies. United Airlines CEO told lawmakers the violent removal of passenger "was a mistake of epic proportions." http://to.pbs.org/2qsepdG

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