Neither passenger knew each other, nor were they seated together on the Jan. 5 flight from Phoenix to New York. A lawsuit alleges they were removed from the flight after a complaint about body odor.
Three Black men have filed a lawsuit against American Airlines saying they were victims of “blatant and egregious racial discrimination” after being removed from a flight. Above, American Airlines planes are seen at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in June 2018.
Once all eight men were off the plane, they eventually discovered the reason behind their removal — an employee told the men someone on the plane complained about body odor. Jackson, Joseph and Veal say they were not told they had body odor, according to the lawsuit. In a statement to NPR, American Airlines said it takes all claims of discrimination"very seriously" and wants customers to have a"positive experience" when they fly with it.
“Imagine a flight attendant ordering every white person off a plane because of a complaint about one white person. That would never happen. But that is what happened to us," the three men said."There is no explanation other than the color of our skin ... clearly, this was discrimination." In a statement to NPR, American Airlines said it had been in contact with Hill-Veal to learn more about her experience.
Richardson was forced off her American flight following an argument with a flight attendant. Richardson said the flight attendant was harassing her and trying to intimidate her, Axios
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