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Redwood City-Woodside Sounds Off on Asiana Lawsuit Against KTVU

The airlines has since scrapped its plans to sue KTVU.

The Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in SFO has been on the minds of many but recent incidents, including an on-air gaffe by a local television station and subsequent threat of a lawsuit by the airline have Redwood City-Woodside residents heated.

Asiana Airlines confirmed Monday that it would sue KTVU for incorrectly naming the pilots in the crash that killed three people.

We asked our readers this: 

Asiana Airlines is suing KTVU over offensive, and fake, pilot names read on air July 12. Do you think this is the right move for Asiana? Or is there a better way to handle this? Suggestions?

This is what Redwood City-Woodside had to say:

  • Elaina: Pathetic!
  • Elaine: Absolutely stupid! They should worry about those pilots who ruined their reputation not a local news channel. KTVU is not international news and this is all over!
  • Danielle: DUMB.
  • Michael: What KTVU did was wrong and that falls back on the editors and the Producers for not double checking the scripts before airing. However, I agree that Asiana should be more focused with the crash and the victims and the victims families. Name calling is one thing, but life and limb should take precedence over all things.
  • Claudia: Wow! with all Asiana Airlines is going through, you'd think that would be the least of their worries.
  • Dawn: Stupid! They have bigger things to worry about!
  • Tina: Seriously. They should shut up and be gracious. Wait till their law suits start rolling in.
  • Christi: Really.... lets take the focus off their issues!!! They will have to get some $$ to pay out the suits against them!
  • Concha: oh hell no ! they nef to deal with other issues !

According to Reuters, the airline announced Wednesday that it would drop the lawsuit.

"Asiana Airlines has decided not to proceed with the case since KTVU has issued a formal apology and in order for us to focus all our efforts on managing the aftermath of the accident," the South Korean company said in a statement.


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