United Airlines Vows to Curb Bias

By COLlive reporter

A team of United Airlines officials at its Newark Airport hub met on Monday with Duvi Honig, Founder and CEO of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the airline’s relationship with the Jewish community, its families and business travelers. It follows a recent troubling incident with a young Jewish mother and later with an elderly Jewish couple.

Hosting the meeting on behalf of United were Magda Morais, Managing Director of Customer Service; Matt Colbert, Director of NY/NJ Strategic Initiatives; and Jon Gooda, Director of Customer Service.

Honig shared the Jewish community’s concern over the incidents and the Chamber’s mission to build positive relationships between the community and all echelons of the business world.

The United officials expressed their disappointment in these events and vowed to take concrete steps to battle anti-Semitism in its ranks, improve customer service and prevent any similar incidents from occurring in the future.

They thanked the Chamber for bringing the relevant issues to their attention and working to build bridges between the community and the airline, which is currently the fourth largest in the nation.

“I would like to thank United for their commitment to work with the Chamber and our community,” says Mr. Honig. “We look forward to continue working together with United and help them make the skies as friendly as they can be.”