Asiana Airlines will not follow through with legal action it threatened against an Oakland TV station that aired false and racially offensive names of pilots involved in the San Francisco plane crash, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
The airline said that although the racially charged names “profoundly disparaged Asiana, its employees and all Asians,” it would ultimately not take legal action, according to the Times.
“Asiana Airlines, however, has decided to not pursue legal action as a result of a public apology by KTVU for the report in question and its determination to keep all of its resources dedicated to caring for the passengers and family members of Asiana flight 214 and supporting the investigation into the cause of the accident,” a statement from the company read, as quoted by the Times.
