Posted on 08/27/2014 2:22:59 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
An investigation is underway to see whether American Airlines may be guilty of discrimination after a passenger from Paris claims he was forced off a plane because he smelled. The airline denies the allegation.
A 27-year-old man from Paris was thrown off a plane at Charles-de-Gaulle airport because he smelled bad, the victim has claimed.
The man was asked to leave a Dallas-bound flight from Paris before take-off after several passengers complained about his body odour, AFP reports.
The victim has lodged a complaint with American Airlines on the grounds of discrimination and an investigation has been launched.
When contacted by AFP, the airline said it would not make any comment about its passengers but suggested there had been a problem with the passenger's visa.
A source close to the investigation told AFP the passenger “was not particularly scruffy or drunk”.
According to reports, the passenger tried to go to the toilet before take-off but was asked by an air steward to leave the plane, because of his odour.
The incident was reportedly captured on a video which was seen by AFP.
“The crew and the passengers have complained about your smell,” a member of staff says.
“You’re with an American company, this is American territory, the captain has the right to refuse you. You will not be flying today,” a member of the cabin crew tells the victim, adding that it was not the first time this kind of situation has arisen.
AFP reports that the man was then told to “take a shower”.
Probably a blogger.
That treatment stinks.
Lol. Those crazy French.
How do you clear a hotel room of Frenchmen? Toss in a bar of soap.
Is his last name Le Pew?
Pepe Le Pew?
Hey, monsieur! you can only get an apology and money if you belong to a privileged minority. If you’re White and Christian or Jewish, you will get nothing. This is America and you have to follow American rules of political correctness.
The "Smelly" person takes the collection documents and waits in the foyer for the payment....
...expertise in urinating on the carpet is a prized attribute.
My guess he was from ummm, elsewhere - just carrying a French passport.
That's almost as funny as the remark about the Concorde crash which got the signature airplane grounded for good. It was full of German tourists. The very un-PC remark: The French manged to kill more Germans in that single flight than they did in the entire 1940 invasion of France.
Many years ago my wife and I were a disney and there was a guy from german, at 9:00 AM, that smelled so bad that it actually burned your nose.
Recently had to take the commuting van between Macon and Atlanta. Other passenger was RANK. knock you out reeking.
Driver said he’d had an Amish woman take a dump in the van, and then without telling anyone she did that, she moved on to a connecting van, messing in that one too. UGHHHHHHH
Give me a break! She wasn’t even toilet trained????
I was seated next to a guy like this one time. Horrid smell and I was ready to vomit.
They must have noticed as they moved me to first class.
It suddenly struck me how odd it is that these days, when I hear Parisien, names that come to mind are Abdulghani Muhamammed Saleh bin Cherif, etc.. And I picture Abdulghani as being a young to middle aged man of Morroccan extraction.
So Clown Prince nobama is flying “incognito” nowadays?
Did you mean “Amish” Amish or just Amish?
Underneath a bar of soap.
That would be “incognigereo” in “O’s” case.
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