You may be on video when you least expect it.
Airlines in the United States are considering body cameras for their employees, says WSB Consumer expert Clark Howard. He says this is a result of airlines suffering a hit to their reputations from customers using their cell phones to record incidents onboard planes.
The most memorable, was the incident on a United flight where David Dao was pulled off an airplane so they could use his seat for an airline employee. Then there was a YouTube video of a mother and flight attendant arguing over a stroller in April on an American Airlines flight.
It is not clear which airlines would use the cameras. Earlier it was reported that United says it is not considering equipping its crews with body cameras, but in this new digital era that could change. Clark says, “Just know you may be on video when you least expect it."
Howard says this is not one-sided, saying there are problems with the airlines and with consumers. "As someone who flies almost every week I can tell you there are a lot of customers a lot of passengers who need to take a chill pill," says Howard.
There are plenty of opportunities to have issues when flying, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics an estimated 1.73 million passengers fly each day in the United States.