Say What?! American Airlines Sued By Three Black Men Removed From Flight Over Alleged Body Odor
American Airlines has been hit with a lawsuit claiming racial discrimination. Three Black men filed against the company on Wednesday (May 29) in New York.
The three plaintiffs, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, Alvin Jackson, and Xavier Veal, did not know each other before the removal incident. Additionally, they were sitting in different parts of the plane when an American Airlines employee official asked them to get off. That employee informed them that “a white male flight attendant” had complained about a passenger’s body odor, per CBS Mornings.
The men said they responded that it appeared they were targeted for removal solely because of their race. At that point, the airlines offered to rebook the removed passengers. However, after about an hour of seeking a resolution, there were no other available flights to New York that evening. So, the men were allowed back into the plane.
“If American Airlines received a complaint about a Black male passenger with offensive body odor but could not verify the complaint, the solution should not have been to eject eight separate Black men from the plane,” Susan Huhta, a law attorney representing the three men, said.
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