Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, says that without an appropriate response from American Airlines, the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.
The NAACP is calling on American Airlines to provide an update on the pending investigations involving passengers and claims of racial discrimination. Here, the American Airlines logo stands atop the American Airlines Center on Dec. 19, 2017, in Dallas.accusing American Airlines of racial discrimination, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization is calling on the airline to make some serious changes.
If, however, the airline does not respond to the recent incidents and lawsuits, Johnson says the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline. At the time, American's chairman responded by saying the company does not"and will not tolerate discrimination of any kind," and the advisory was lifted the following year. But years later, the airline would yet again, face several instances of alleged racial discrimination.
The men eventually discovered the reason behind their removal — an employee said someone complained about body odor on the plane. Jackson, Joseph and Veal say they were not told they had body odor, according to the lawsuit. The eight men did not know each other and were not seated together on the flight.
"The flight attendant stopped me as I was returning to my seat and told me I 'slammed the restroom door and I was not to do it again since passengers were sleeping on the plane,'"Hill-Veal said in an interview with NPR. She said she never slammed the door.
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