"I felt it was important to send a message about the culture of accountability and integrity that we are building here as a united team," Munoz wrote in a message to employees. "We had some incredible successes in 2017 but also some setbacks."
United CEO Oscar Munoz has decided not to take a bonus for his work in 2017.
"I felt it was important to send a message about the culture of accountability and integrity that we are building here as a united team," Munoz wrote in a message to employees. "We had some incredible successes in 2017 but also some setbacks."
Munoz and United were at the center of a media firestorm last April after passenger David Dao was injured while Chicago aviation police forcibly dragged him off a United Express flight. Dao had been told to leave the plane so that it could be used by a crew member for United's contracted regional carrier, Republic Airlines.
In the message, Munoz went on to congratulate United's workers for helping the airline achieve its best-ever mark for on-time departures in 2017.
Munoz did not take a bonus in 2016, either. He took a $5.2 million bonus in 2015.
Munoz made $9.56 million in 2017, according to a United regulatory filing.
In that same filing Monday, United said that chairman Robert Milton won't stand for reelection when United holds its annual shareholders meeting on May 23.
Milton will step down from the board. A former CEO of Air Canada, Milton has been United's chair since 2016.
A United spokesperson declined to say why he is stepping down.
Source: Travel Weekly Asia