Woman claims race is why she was kicked off American Airlines flight |
Posted: August 7, 2020 |
MIAMI – A woman was kicked off an American Airlines flight and forced to travel thousands of miles to get to where she was going. She told Local 10 News’s Layron Livingston that she thought it was a racial issue. According to its conditions of carriage, American Airlines declares that “offensive clothing” is not allowed. Arlinda Johns told Livingston that she boarded her flight wearing a mask. Because of what was written on it, he was asked to hide it. She did it. A few minutes later, the plane in which she was about to take off turned around, returned to the departure gate, and she was escorted out of that plane. “I think I got off the plane because I’m black,” Johns said. “My mask said ‘[F***] 12 ‘and my shirt said:’ Black Lives Matter. ” Most people know her as Tray, she’s an activist from South Florida. The mask is a reference to the police. “I am an abolitionist,” she said. “I believe we have to dismantle and abolish the police. “ She explained that she was sitting in her seat, wearing a new mask, when the flight attendant approached her again. “She came back and stood up and said, ‘I’d better not see that other mask,’” Johns explained. “I said, ‘Leave me alone, lady.’ She stood there, she said, ‘Okay, I got you.’ Johns said the flight attendant’s speed walked to the front of the plane, and that’s when she pulled out her phone and started recording. A few minutes later, the plane returned to the gate and she was escorted off the plane. An airline spokesperson sent a statement to Local 10, saying the plane had returned to the gate, “after [Johns] refused to follow crew members’ instructions to remove or cover a face shield with offensive language. ” The airline says, “although [Johns] initially respected, [she] later continued to display inappropriate language. Once at the boarding gate, the passenger was asked to disembark. ” Several officers escorted her through the airport and to the gate. “This is what American Airlines does, and this is what happened to me,” she said. Johns eventually had to rent a car and drive to Illinois. She said other than the airline replying to one of her tweets about all of this, she hadn’t heard from them. She did, however, speak with a lawyer. The airline said it was still looking for the incident and was refunding the “unused portion” of Johns’ ticket. Read More..... AvGeek #aviation#IndustryAviation #NewsAviation# Worldaviationblog#Aviaton #Womensclaims #Race #Flight#AmericanFlight#KickedOff
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