Black Man Sues American Airlines for Discrimination Over Dog Allergy
Style Magazine Newswire | 9/6/2019, 7:28 a.m.
A black man reportedly is suing American Airlines for discrimination after he was removed from first class over his allergy to a fellow passenger’s support dog reports USA Today. American Airlines confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday that passenger Dana Holcomb was removed from a connecting flight from Phoenix to Austin, Texas, on April 14 after the crew made "all attempts to accommodate Mr. Holcomb." Holcomb's attorney disagreed. "Dana was taken off an airplane so a dog could fly first-class cabin," Reginald McKamie Sr. said during a press conference Tuesday. "What American Airlines is doing is discrimination," McKamie added. "They have repeatedly humiliated African American citizens by throwing them off the plane, leaving them with no way home, leaving them with no hotels, just throwing them off the plane."
