An American Airlines passenger said police were called on her 'for flying while fat & black' (AAL)

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April 30, 2018 10:31 PM

American Airlines passenger Amber J. Phillips recounted a flight on which police "were called on me for flying while fat & Black" in a Twitter thread last week. After the flight, Phillips said she was pulled off a shuttle bus after the woman instructed a flight attendant to call the police.

The woman sitting next to Phillips allegedly spent much of the flight complaining about the amount of space Phillips was taking up.
After the flight, Phillips said she was pulled off a shuttle bus after the woman instructed a flight attendant to call the police.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police told Business Insider that no charges were filed against Phillips or her seatmate.

American Airlines passenger Amber J. Phillips recounted a flight on which police "were called on me for flying while fat & Black" in a Twitter thread last week.

Phillips was on flight 5580, which was operated by PSA Airlines, from Raleigh-Durham to Washington, DC, on Thursday. The woman sitting next to her allegedly spent much of the flight complaining about the amount of space Phillips was taking up.