American Airlines Sued by Black Male Passengers Taken Off Flight

Three Black male passengers, who were taken off a flight from Phoenix to New York after an attendant complained about body odor on the plane, filed a suit in federal court Wednesday accusing the airline of “blatant discrimination.”

The complaint, filed by Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, and Xavier Veal, alleges they were ordered off the plane—an event they call “traumatizing,” and add that it “was scary, extremely frustrating, embarrassing, degrading, and humiliating.” The plaintiffs, previously unacquainted and hailing from separate locations, were not seated together on the plane, according to the complaint, filed in the US District Court for ...