The passenger of the flight Houston-Washington has accused the airline United Airlines that took her seat in first class and handed it to the Congresswoman from Texas named Sheila Jackson Lee. After the woman, indignant, took a picture of one that went to her place, representatives of the airline have threatened to forcibly pull her out of the plane.
«It was terribly humiliating,» said the victim 63-year-old school teacher Jean-Marie Simon of the Houston publication Chron.
The woman came back from Guatemala to Washington and was forced to do an intermediate transplant in Houston on December 18. However, after checking her ticket before boarding, airport staff stated that it is not in our database. From Simon was seat 1A. The woman was put in Economy Plus (11 series) and handed a voucher for $ 500 as compensation.
Later, the passenger learned that her place sitting member of Congress, Texas representative Jackson Lee. When boarding the plane, Simon noticed that the Congresswoman was the first, without delays and questions and only later realized who she was.
Irritated the passenger accused the airline in the provision of unjustified advantages setter from Texas. A more convincing and decided to photograph Jackson Lee, sitting in the place which rightfully belongs to her.
In turn, Congresswoman, in an interview with the newspaper, said that he had not received any benefits, no special attitude from airline staff. Behavior angered passengers she explained racial prejudice, because Jackson Lee is African-American. The stewardess of the flight was also black. In the view of France from Texas, Simon showed racial intolerance, and this is very upsetting Jackson Lee.
Simon explained to the newspaper that all, what she cared is arrival in Washington. In the United Airlines incident attributed to the fact that the reservation of seats for Simon was removed after the airline announced a flight delay due to weather conditions. Simon does not agree with this explanation. She stated that previously faced with a similar problem and the last time her flight was cancelled due to hurricane Harvey in August. Then do your booking of the flight to Houston was removed by the airline. Other delays and cancellations, she announced.
As Simon said a few times she got a call from the airline apologized for the inconvenience, therefore, the blame for what happened, apparently, still lying on the airline.
Sheila Jackson Lee likes to take other people’s seats on airplanes. If they complain, she calls them racist. She has a history of doing this. Shame on Sheila the Skank and United Airlines. #tcot #ccot #gop #maga pic.twitter.com/vUrPy4ipWt
— John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) December 25, 2017
