Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January.
37 minutes agoFILE - The American Airlines logo is stands atop the American Airlines Center, Dec. 19, 2017, in Dallas. Black passengers who were briefly ordered off an American Airlines plane in January sued the airline Wednesday, May 29, 2024, alleging that they were victims of racial discrimination. Three of the men filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York.
American offered to rebook them, but when it became clear after about an hour that there were no other available flights to New York that evening, they were allowed to reboard the plane, according to the lawsuit filed by Public Citizen, a consumer-advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader. “We take all claims of discrimination very seriously and want our customers to have a positive experience when they choose to fly with us,” the airline said in a statement. “Our teams are currently investigating the matter, as the claims do not reflect our core values or our purpose of caring for people.”about flying on American, claiming that several African American passengers had experienced discrimination by the airline.
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Three Black men sue American Airlines, alleging race discriminationWould you fly first class in these seats?
Read more »
Black men who were asked to leave a flight sue American Airlines, claiming racial discriminationThree Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York. The men say they were told to leave a plane waiting to take off in Phoenix, and then noticed that five other Black men had also been removed from the flight.
Read more »
Black men who were asked to leave a flight sue American Airlines, claiming racial discriminationNEW YORK (AP) — Black passengers who were briefly ordered off an American Airlines plane in January sued the airline Wednesday, alleging that they were
Read more »
Black men who were asked to leave a flight sue American Airlines, claiming racial discriminationThree Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January.
Read more »
American Airlines says it's cutting three routes from DFW Airport over Boeing delivery delaysThe bipartisan bill was raised after a series of near-misses at the country's airports.
Read more »
Lawsuit says American Airlines kicked 8 Black men off plane, citing body odorThe lawsuit says American Airlines racially discriminated against Black passengers, removing them from a flight to New York for no “legitimate rationale.”
Read more »