Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 12:14:20 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42499690
American Airlines has apologised to two professional basketball players who were kicked off a flight after being wrongly accused of theft.
Marquis Teague and Trahson Burrell boarded a plane on Christmas Eve, en route to a game.
But before take off, a flight attendant claimed the men had taken blankets from the first class cabin, and they were forced off the plane.
It later emerged the pair had been given the blankets by passengers.
But Hustle assistant coach Darnell Lazere tweeted that he believed the incident was driven by race.
Both of the basketball players are African American, as was the flight attendant involved.
Good grief!
American Airlines has apologised to two professional basketball players who were kicked off a flight after being wrongly accused of theft.
Marquis Teague and Trahson Burrell boarded a plane on Christmas Eve, en route to a game.
But before take off, a flight attendant claimed the men had taken blankets from the first class cabin, and they were forced off the plane.
It later emerged the pair had been given the blankets by passengers.
But Hustle assistant coach Darnell Lazere tweeted that he believed the incident was driven by race.
Both of the basketball players are African American, as was the flight attendant involved.
Good grief!