Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 7:07:51 GMT -6
Raleigh -- The Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP, is questioning why he was removed Friday night from a flight in Washington, D.C.
Airline officials said it was a case involving a “disruptive passenger.”
American Eagle Flight 5382 was scheduled to leave shortly after 10 p.m. Friday from Reagan National Airport when it returned to the gate because of a disruptive passenger, according to Matt Miller, a spokesman for American Airlines. Miller said the passenger was removed and the flight arrived 40 minutes late at Raleigh-Durham International Airport around midnight.
No charges were filed, according to Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Barber said in a statement Saturday that the incident involved a verbal altercation with another passenger who made disparaging remarks about him and his physical disability. Due to a bone-fusion arthritic disability, Barber said he has to purchase two seats.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article72285527.html
Airline officials said it was a case involving a “disruptive passenger.”
American Eagle Flight 5382 was scheduled to leave shortly after 10 p.m. Friday from Reagan National Airport when it returned to the gate because of a disruptive passenger, according to Matt Miller, a spokesman for American Airlines. Miller said the passenger was removed and the flight arrived 40 minutes late at Raleigh-Durham International Airport around midnight.
No charges were filed, according to Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Barber said in a statement Saturday that the incident involved a verbal altercation with another passenger who made disparaging remarks about him and his physical disability. Due to a bone-fusion arthritic disability, Barber said he has to purchase two seats.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article72285527.html