Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis shared a screenshot on Tuesday of a letter he received from United Airlines that banned him from traveling with the airline while a July 13 incident was reviewed.
United Airlines has since clarified that the letter was received on July 14 and the travel ban has since been lifted. The flight attendant involved in the incident is also no longer employed by United Airlines.
“Mr. Davis received this letter the day after the incident,” United Airlines wrote in a statement to Broncos Wire. “It was generated due to the report of the flight attendant – who is no longer employed by United.
“The day after the letter was sent, we discussed with Mr. Davis’ team that it had been rescinded. We have apologized to Mr. Davis for his experience and continue to review our handling of incidents like this to protect our highest priority – the safety of our customers and crew.”
In response to that statement, the law firm representing Davis said they were not informed the ban had been rescinded before Davis’ post on social media.
Davis revealed in a social media post on July 15 that he had been removed from a United Airlines flight in handcuffs to be questioned. Davis said he lightly tapped the arm of a flight attendant to ask for a cup of ice during a flight and the flight attendant then said “don’t hit me” and left. When the flight from Denver to Denver to Orange County landed, Davis was taken off in handcuffs.
The FBI later said in a statement that Davis “was cooperative with law enforcement and was released to continue his travels.”
After the incident made headlines, United Airlines released this statement: “This is clearly not the kind of travel experience we strive to provide, and we have reached out to Mr. Davis’s team to apologize. We have removed the flight attendant from duty while we closely review this matter.”
It’s unclear if the review is still ongoing, but that flight attendant is no longer employed by the airline.
