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Saratoga Sounds Off on Asiana Lawsuit Against KTVU
The airlines has since scrapped its plans to sue KTVU.
The Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in SFO has been on the minds of many but recent incidents, including an on-air gaffe by a local television station and subsequent threat of a lawsuit by the airline have Saratoga residents heated.
Asiana Airlines confirmed Monday that it would sue KTVU for incorrectly naming the pilots in the crash that killed three people.
We asked our readers this:
Asiana Airlines is suing KTVU over offensive, and fake, pilot names read on air July 12. Do you think this is the right move for Asiana? Or is there a better way to handle this? Suggestions?
This is what Saratoga had to say:
- Michelle: The important thing is that Asiana is probably at fault for crashing a plane and killing and hurting a lot of people. For the airlines to point the finger at anyone else right now is just wrong. How about an apology for the pilot errors instead? KTVU is embarrassed over what happened. That's punishment enough. Suing KTVU is wrong on so many levels, especially from a PR standpoint.
According to Reuters, the airline announced Wednesday that it would drop the lawsuit.
"Asiana Airlines has decided not to proceed with the case since KTVU has issued a formal apology and in order for us to focus all our efforts on managing the aftermath of the accident," the South Korean company said in a statement.
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