Is it a race issue or just a coincidence the passengers were black and the flight attendant white

[TheButcher]

I did not get if the 3 people initially removed smelled of body odor or not. What if it was a black flight attendant who asked them to leave their seats or if it was three white passengers and a white or black flight attendant. I don't know about the specifics of this case apart from what I read here but why is it always about race.

I have been in a similar situation myself and both times I asked to be moved. I am not sitting next to anyone for a few hours who has no self respect and dignity to take a shower before flying. Have some manners don't fly smelling like a pig.





"DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines put an unspecified number of employees on leave for their involvement in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight in Phoenix, allegedly over a complaint about body odor.

American CEO Robert Isom wrote in a note to staff that the incident was unacceptable.

"I am incredibly disappointed by what happened on that flight and the breakdown of our procedures,” Isom said in the note this week. “It contradicts our values. … We fell short of our commitments and failed our customers in this incident.”

Three Black passengers sued the airline last month, charging that they were removed from the January flight because of racial discrimination. They said they were told that a white male flight attendant had complained about an unidentified passenger's body odor.

The men said they did not know each other and were seated separately while waiting for the plane to depart for New York. The three said they were among eight passengers – all the Black men on the flight, they said – who were told to leave the plane.

The men said they demanded an explanation for their removal during a confrontation with airline personnel in the jet bridge. At least one of the men recorded the discussion, capturing an airline employee seeming to agree that the men were discriminated against, according to their lawsuit.

After a delay of about an hour, they were allowed back on the plane.

American did not say how many employees were put on leave or describe their job titles. A spokesperson for the airline said, “We are holding those involved accountable, including removing team members from service.”

Isom said American would form an advisory group to focus on the experience of Black customers, to promote the reporting of discrimination allegations, and to improve diversity training to “focus on real-world situations to help recognize and address bias and discrimination.”

In his note, which was reported earlier by CBS News, Isom said he had spoken with the president of the NAACP about the incident. The civil rights group did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

American has faced allegations of discrimination in the recent past. In 2017, the NAACP warned Black travelers about flying on the airline, claiming that several African American passengers had experienced discrimination from airline employees. American promised to make changes, and the NAACP lifted the advisory nearly nine months later."

From Yahoo

[BrasSmonkey]

i think it may be racial... i want to know did they fill the seats after they were removed!!! cause if that happened this becomes criminal!!! if black folks said they smell wet dogg... may be racist or it's raining?

[TheButcher]

i think it may be racial... i want to know did they fill the seats after they were removed!!! cause if that happened this becomes criminal!!! if black folks said they smell wet dogg... may be racist or it's raining?

They were allowed back from that article

"After a delay of about an hour, they were allowed back on the plane."


Don't get me wrong all I am asking is did the people smell that bad or not, the skin colour of the flight attendant or passengers is irrelevant. The number of times I am inline at a store and the person in front or behind me smells is not funny. First thing I do when I wake up is go into the shower, whether I shave in the morning or not is up to my mood, but I can not start my day smelling.

[BrasSmonkey]

most people on the plane have an opinion of odor. now the airline has to pay. why were the employees punished? is the key. it will all come out after the footage comes out. what gets me is different plane locations and all black. like white folks and others don't get musty! im going to look this over and give my crazy ass reply...

i think it may be racial... i want to know did they fill the seats after they were removed!!! cause if that happened this becomes criminal!!! if black folks said they smell wet dogg... may be racist or it's raining?

They were allowed back from that article

"After a delay of about an hour, they were allowed back on the plane."


Don't get me wrong all I am asking is did the people smell that bad or not, the skin colour of the flight attendant or passengers is irrelevant. The number of times I am inline at a store and the person in front or behind me smells is not funny. First thing I do when I wake up is go into the shower, whether I shave in the morning or not is up to my mood, but I can not start my day smelling.

[BrasSmonkey]

now you get the government in this! you now have flights like a v.i.p. where they are free or 50% off in that section you have different races. some showered and some you had not shower 3 to 7 days. not u mix whites,blacks and others now in the experiment. see who or if they target users. im done on the subject adios!


it was racial dogg!
In the May lawsuit, three men - who were not seated together and did not know each other - said that every black man was removed from the flight between Phoenix, Arizona and New York City.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722ejmvlwno

[Austin]

Shave shower some after shave when i go out, always ready to meet the right woman.

[Big MOE]

Body odor is nasty just saying,what happened in that case can be anything so no idea and no comment.

[snooper]

If the passengers were any other race will there even be a story about it?

All this does is encourage hate.

[CanadianChick]

How can you be a racist it is so deplorable.