Three black men allege racial discrimmination in lawsuit against American Airlines

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Three black men allege racial discrimmination in lawsuit against American Airlines
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Three of the eight black men allegedly ejected from the flight in January accused the airline of 'racial profiling' all black passengers onboard.

The men allege the airline forced them and other black male passenger to deboard a plane following a complaint of 'body odour'

Complaint documents state on January 5 of this year, the three plaintiffs, alongside five other black passengers were approached by a representative from the airline and one by one, were ordered off the plane bound for Phoenix. Before take-off on Flight 832 from Phoenix to New York City, the three plaintiffs who were not known to each were ordered off the plane with no explanation. .plaintiffs began to comply with the directive to deplane, they noticed that the only passengers who were being ordered off the plane were black men, and it appeared that every black man on the flight was being removed.

It said when plaintiffs pointed out that it looked like they had been singled out because they were black, at least one of the airline representatives said they agreed.But the airline reversed its decision when it became aware there were no more flights that evening to re-book them on. In 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory warning black passengers that they could be subjected to “disrespectful, discriminatory or unsafe conditions” if they fly on American Airlines.“American Airlines’ treatment of the black men aboard Flight 832 — and countless other black passengers and passengers of colour over many years — cannot be tolerated. Jackson, Joseph, and Veal deserve justice," attorney Michael Kirkpatrick said.

Upon their arrival in New York, Mr Jackson was told there would be a representative from the airline inside the terminal they could speak with.

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