Black woman says Delta moved her to back
of plane for white passengers
New York Post,
by
Yaron Steinbuch
Original Article
Posted By: Beardo,
3/1/2022 10:53:24 PM
A black woman has accused Delta Air Lines of discrimination after a flight attendant allegedly asked her to move to the back of a plane to make room for two white women.
Camille Henderson said she was sitting near row 15 window during a Feb. 3 flight from Atlanta to San Francisco when the women, who were sitting in the aisle and middle seats in the row next to her, said they had first-class tickets, ABC 7 reported. “They felt like they were ticketed first-class seats, but they couldn’t provide the tickets,” Henderson told the news outlet, adding that the women continued the complaints for over an hour.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
janjan 3/1/2022 11:02:55 PM (No. 1087275)
New rule for Delta. Never inconvenience a black person when you can inconvenience two white women instead. Policy change to be announced soon.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 3/1/2022 11:09:15 PM (No. 1087284)
She doesn't want to make it a race thing, though.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bamapreacher 3/1/2022 11:13:06 PM (No. 1087289)
I'm sure the flight attendant thought she was defusing a situation by accommodating the two white Karens and just made it worse. The black woman shouldn't have had to move, at least as far as I can tell.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 3/1/2022 11:14:48 PM (No. 1087293)
Did she want one of those two seats in front with forward facing windows?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bighambone 3/1/2022 11:19:05 PM (No. 1087296)
Apparently the two White women had first class tickets and the Black woman had an economy class ticket!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Newtsche 3/1/2022 11:26:24 PM (No. 1087300)
It sucks to be Camille, really really sucks.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/1/2022 11:52:58 PM (No. 1087313)
I used to be a frequent flyer and have seen idiocy like this quite often. Some people do not understand the concept of assigned seats, others take seats they want and then ask the originally assigned person if it's okay. In this instance the woman should have moved and kept her mouth shut, this was not a big deal. People stuffing multiple carry-on bags in your overhead space or under your seat, that's a big deal. Unruly children running around, that's a big deal. People tend to blame the airline but it's usually the passengers who are at fault. I gave up this flying nonsense permanently.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
RUReadyY3K 3/2/2022 12:21:44 AM (No. 1087332)
If they couldn't provide tickets, how were they allowed to board the plane?? I would not have been happy either, if asked to move for two people that couldn't provide tickets. It is a big deal.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bgarrett 3/2/2022 12:32:01 AM (No. 1087337)
isnt the back of the plane safest in a crash?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Gordon Freeman 3/2/2022 12:42:09 AM (No. 1087341)
Racial Hoax? What say you?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
subal 3/2/2022 1:03:26 AM (No. 1087345)
And the problem is .......?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 3/2/2022 1:31:43 AM (No. 1087357)
$$$$$
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Rama41 3/2/2022 3:19:12 AM (No. 1087374)
This story is nothing more than a passenger's complaint. The writer didn't clarify other factors, so it's incomplete.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 3/2/2022 3:54:08 AM (No. 1087380)
Wait a minute. Did they have 1st class tickets or didn't they. They should have had boarding ticket stubs. Did the stubs show the 1st class assignments or not? Did they pay for 1st class seats or not? Did they book 1st class tickets or not. Ticket purchases are recorded. The newspaper article is missing information. The women are not supplying the information. You just can't sit in airline seats where you wish. You sit in seats you are assigned. Did Delta overbook the seats? The women obviously are either lying or have been wronged. Produce the information women, Delta. Right now without the women producing evidence Delta has to be assumed right. Or is seat equity now the rule of air travel regardless of what you paid for?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 3/2/2022 4:19:43 AM (No. 1087393)
The last flight I booked with Delta was last minute. My company paid $2,500 for a round trip from Mpls to LA. I asked for an upgrade. I told the ticket counter I should be sitting in the Pilot Chair with a Stew. In my lap at the price I paid! She laughed…I got row 32…
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 3/2/2022 6:09:47 AM (No. 1087425)
Where have I heard this tired story before?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Mushroom 3/2/2022 6:47:14 AM (No. 1087437)
This kind of thing happened to me many years ago. I got last moment tickets to go home as an airline employee (different airline). Some nice lady went ballistic that I was in her seat. I jumped up and profusely apologized (she kept ranting) I told the attendant it was no biggie, I'd wait for the next and that I was flying cat (don't remember the code).
He smiled and made a big show of helping me off the plane....well at least until we got to first class..he told me to hang tight. I kept saying it really wasn't a problem. He got a 'go ahead' and put me in 1st class.
So on taxi he asked what I wanted to drink, I pointed out it was fine. He said, you get the whole treatment. :) He mentioned how happy he was that I had defused her and that travel agents really shouldn't promised what they can't deliver.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/2/2022 7:04:51 AM (No. 1087448)
This sounds really stupid and bad...Delta, get ready to write a HUGE Check...what moron flight attendant pulled this...Likely a Leftist...it's in their blood!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Toby Ten Bears 3/2/2022 7:43:43 AM (No. 1087496)
So?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Clinger 3/2/2022 8:13:25 AM (No. 1087521)
I bet that when she does make things about race she's well practiced and quite good at it.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
chillijilli 3/2/2022 8:56:57 AM (No. 1087555)
Just another reason we should all wear burkas, especially on flights. I think I should go on Shark Tank with my Rent-A-Burkha kiosk idea. No one would know what lurks beneath the burks.
Settle down. I'm just kidding, you know.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Norway 3/2/2022 9:00:50 AM (No. 1087565)
Please lady, the Sixties are over. And you ain't Rosa Parks.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
TJ54 3/2/2022 9:06:25 AM (No. 1087568)
LOL - sure Mammy
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Marzipan4 3/2/2022 9:17:54 AM (No. 1087581)
She was asked if she would move, said yes and then made a TikTok moment. Seriously she could of said no and moved on
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
columba 3/2/2022 10:36:53 AM (No. 1087659)
The back of the plane is the safest place.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 3/2/2022 11:04:53 AM (No. 1087672)
From what I read, the two white women MAY have had 1st class tickets. Not sure because they could not produce them (???). The attendant ASKED if the black women could move to the back. If she produce her ticket that shows she paid for that seat, I would tell the attendant NO! Sounds to me that the black women wanted to make this racial.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
msjena 3/2/2022 11:28:06 AM (No. 1087687)
She isn't complaining about discrimination; she is complaining about not getting special treatment because she is black. A white person in her seat would have been asked to move, too. Also, she could have refused, presumably.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
DVC 3/2/2022 11:50:53 AM (No. 1087714)
RE #8, often there are e-tickets, so no physical "ticket". But they should have had boarding passes for the first class cabin. And when you pay twice or three times the fare, you should get the better seats.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Griller1 3/2/2022 4:48:03 PM (No. 1087927)
It appears the newspaper is only giving us enough information to make this sound like a racial issue. We need more facts, and just facts, not speculation.
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