American Airlines just made it harder for staff to kick passengers off planes
Back in May 2024, the airline received a federal lawsuit after eight Black male passengers were removed from a flight going from Phoenix to New York City due to a complaint about their body odor. The airline has now announced a change to their Inflight Manual that details under which circumstances flight attendants are allowed to remove passengers.
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American Airlines has revised its policy regarding booting passengers from planes, potentially making flyers harder to “bounce.”
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The move comes after an incident over the summer where American was sued by eight Black men kicked off a flight over an alleged body odor complaint.
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American Airlines has made some changes to its rules governing when flight attendants can ask passengers to leave the aircraft. There has been a rise in complaints against airlines for discriminatory behavior,
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Other changes are on the way. American Airlines has stepped up and revised its rules after eight passengers were unfairly kicked off a flight. The Inflight Manual is now revised.
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Leaked staff manual shows how American Airlines tweaked its policy. The most high-profile recent incident occurred last spring when the three Black men who had been asked to leave
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