A California nurse is claiming that she was discriminated against for her medical condition, after being forced off of a Southwest Airlines flight at Burbank…
The woman, who has a genetic disorder that causes non-cancerous tumors on her skin, is claiming she was discriminated against due to her medical condition.A California nurse is claiming that she was discriminated against for her medical condition, after being forced off of a Southwest Airlines flight at Burbank Airport.Solari said that she initially flew from her home in Sacramento to Los Angeles for a surgery on Wednesday to help reduce tumors on her body.
However, when she boarded the plane back home, she says that Southwest flight crew approached her and removed her.Solari says the incident made her feel humiliated, embarrassed and ashamed. “It was already difficult enough with this condition because I did have some visible tumors on my face and my arm and people would comment.”
“We are looking into it and plan to follow-up with both the employees and customers involved to learn more,” a spokesperson for Southwest said in a statement.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.“I think this could have been handled much more professionally,” she said.
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