I was returning from Hawaii. My luggage was misplaced at the cruise ship pier. My family had been traveling from 3:00 a.m. In Atlanta, we were sent to 3 different terminals for the flight which left late due to weather. We were buckled into seatbelts for two hours.
While the plane was on the ground and not moving. I got up to use the restroom. A fat 40-50 year old, blond or sandy haired stewardess yelled, “SIT DOWN!” Another passenger got up while the plane was ascending, the stewardess said nothing to her. I am a 67 year old African American and it was an emergency for me. Throughout the flight and when the plane was descending, other women got up to use the restroom at a time that they should have fastened into seatbelts, they were white, the stewardess ignored them. When my husband got up, she called the captain complaining about my Jamaican husband who was verbally abusing her. My husband who is part French and looks white, comes from the U.S. Virgin Islands said nothing to her as he waited his turn to use the restroom.
There were not many people of color on the plane to Connecticut but it is apparent that this stewardess has serious issues and should not be working with the public. She may have been intimidated by his height, a basketball player. This one woman has made me aware of the crappy personnel hired by Delta.
While we pay greatly for airline tickets, and put up with delays, we should not have to experience blatant prejudice. It should also be noted, that I am disabled and traveled in a wheelchair. I encourage other African American passengers to either stop flying Delta or speak out about personal injustices, or misfit stewardesses.
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