--- description: Two officers from the Chicago Department of Aviation were put on leave, part of a review into the incident of forcibly removing a passenger title: 2 More Officers Placed on Leave After Removing United Airlines Passenger image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e6a3d89e67d0ef/6988c23297cdff633c6b02ce/united-airlines-passenger-video-police-overbooking-police1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 More Officers Placed on Leave After Forcibly Removing United Airlines Passenger  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2017 9:35 PM CUT  Frankfurt, Germany - July 17, 2014: United Airlines aircraft logo at an aircraft in Frankfurt. United Airlines is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Frankfurt, Germany - July 17, 2014: United Airlines aircraft logo at an aircraft in Frankfurt. United Airlines is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Meinzahn—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2017 9:35 PM CUT Two more Chicago aviation officers have been placed on leave after a passenger was forcibly removed from a [United Airlines flight,](http://time.com/4737046/united-airlines-reimburse-all-passengers-david-dao/ "undefined") the Chicago Department of Aviation said. “As part of our review, two additional officers have been placed on administrative leave until further notice,” the Department said in a statement. The names of the two officers were not released because of a collective bargaining agreement. A spokeswoman for the department confirmed to TIME that the two officers were specifically involved with the removal of the passenger from a United Airlines flight, but did not elaborate. Another officer involved in the incident was [placed on leave Monday](http://time.com/4733652/united-airlines-chicago-passenger-officer-leave/ "undefined"). “The incident on United flight 3411 was not in accordance with our standard operating procedure and the actions of the aviation security officer are obviously not condoned by the Department,” [a spokesperson for the department said.](http://time.com/4733652/united-airlines-chicago-passenger-officer-leave/ "undefined") **Read More:** [Here’s What an Airline Owes You When You Get Bumped](http://time.com/money/4734755/know-your-rights-heres-what-an-airline-owes-you-when-you-get-bumped/ "undefined") The department also said they are continuing to review the details of the incident, where one passenger, identified a[s Dr. David Dao,](http://time.com/4735374/david-dao-family-attorney-statement-united-airllines-flight/ "undefined") was forcibly removed from a flight to [make room for airline employees.](http://time.com/4735340/must-ride-passengers-united-airlines/ "undefined") Several [videos](http://time.com/money/4734251/united-passenger-removed-dragged-violent-stock-price/ "undefined") show a bloodied Dao being dragged through the aisle of the airplane by security. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4737379/united-airlines-chicago-officers-on-leave-david-dao/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4737379/united-airlines-chicago-officers-on-leave-david-dao/"},"headline":"2 More Officers Placed on Leave After Forcibly Removing United Airlines Passenger","datePublished":"2017-04-12T21:35:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:22:38.693Z","description":"Both were involved in removing Dr. David Dao from the United flight","url":"https://time.com/4737379/united-airlines-chicago-officers-on-leave-david-dao/","keywords":["Transportation","united airlines","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e6a3d89e67d0ef/6988c23297cdff633c6b02ce/united-airlines-passenger-video-police-overbooking-police1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e6a3d89e67d0ef/6988c23297cdff633c6b02ce/united-airlines-passenger-video-police-overbooking-police1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"United Airlines aircraft logo at an aircraft","caption":"United Airlines aircraft logo at an aircraft","creditText":"Meinzahn—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4737379/united-airlines-chicago-officers-on-leave-david-dao/","name":"2 More Officers Placed on Leave After Forcibly Removing United Airlines Passenger"}}]}] ```