3 Black Men Sue American Airlines for Discrimination Over Body Odor
A group of Black men were removed from an American flight from Phoenix to New York following a body odor complaint made by a white flight attendant.
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A group of Black men were removed from an American flight from Phoenix to New York following a body odor complaint made by a white flight attendant.
The men say a white flight attendant forced them off the New York-bound flight in January
Neither passenger knew each other, nor were they seated together on the Jan. 5 flight from Phoenix to New York. A lawsuit alleges they were removed from the flight after a complaint about body odor.
Pamela Hill-Veal claims she was forced to use the economy restroom despite having a first-class seat.
In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.