CNN —A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of three Black men alleges “blatant and egregious race discrimination” by American Airlines when they were removed from a flight.
An American Airlines representative approached each of the men before takeoff, the complaint said, ordering them off the plane.
“(O)nce they reached the jet bridge, they saw that several other Black men were also being removed from the plane.
In fact, it appeared to Plaintiffs that American had ordered all of the Black male passengers on Flight 832 off the plane,” the complaint reads.
American representatives told the men a complaint about body odor had prompted their removal, according to the suit.
Persons:
Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, Xavier Veal –, “, ”, Y’all, “ Plaintiffs
Organizations:
CNN, American Airlines, American, Cell, Airlines, NAACP
Locations:
Phoenix, JFK, New York City