A South Carolinian mother and baby didn't have a doctor's note vouching for a shared genetic skin condition. The airline kicked them off the flight.
An American Airlines plane taxis at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte. By Deanna Paul Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 3 at 1:57 PM Rare Disease Day is meant to raise awareness about exactly the kind of genetic skin condition that Jordan Flake shares with her 1-year-old son, Jackson.
“I have never been so humiliated in my life,” Flake wrote Thursday in a Facebook post, claiming American Airlines discriminated against her and her child by removing them from a South Carolina-bound flight from Texas. American Airlines said it is looking into the incident and has offered an apology.[Nigerian woman kicked off United flight after white man complained she was ‘pungent,’ suit says]
Flake said the airline employee Googled the condition and returned to the crew standing near the jet bridge, where they had a brief discussion. “We sincerely apologize to Ms. Flake and her son for the experience they had Thursday, and our team has begun an investigation into the matter,” the airline said in a statement Saturday to The Washington Post.
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