Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, says that without an appropriate response from American Airlines, the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.
The NAACP is calling on American Airlines to provide an update on the pending investigations involving passengers and claims of racial discrimination. Here, the American Airlines logo stands atop the American Airlines Center on Dec. 19, 2017, in Dallas.accusing American Airlines of racial discrimination, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization is calling on the airline to make some serious changes.
In addition, Johnson called for the airline's leadership to reinstate its advisory council, which investigated cases of discrimination so that all customers would have"equitable experiences" when flying on the airline.If, however, the airline does not respond to the recent incidents and lawsuits, Johnson says the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court on May 29, the three plaintiffs — Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph and Xavier Veal — say that they and five other Black male passengers were removed from an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in January “without any valid reason, based solely on their race.”The men eventually discovered the reason behind their removal — an employee said someone complained about body odor on the plane.
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