Emilie de Ravin was not pleased with the service given to her on an American Airlines flight and she wants everyone to know!
The Once Upon a Time actress took to twitter to publicly ask the airline to “dismiss” one of their employees, according to E! News. She said she was boarding a flight at LAX when a flight attendant used “physical force” to try and grab her breast pump carry-on out of her hands.
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“Dear @AmericanAir I was grabbed forcefully, my carry on bag ripped out of my hand @ lax this morning by AA employee A. 3 witnesses,” she began. “By an @AmericanAir female employee…Please kindly dismiss this woman from @americanair employment.”
Dear @AmericanAir I was grabbed forcefully,my carry on bag ripped out of my hand @ lax this morning by AA employee A. 3 witnesses.(cont…
— Emilie de Ravin (@emiliederavin) September 1, 2016
She continued, “Luckily our pilot was very kind and helpful & apologetic on woman’s behalf & assisted in getting her name & instructions on who to contact to report her.”
The actress believes the employee was in the wrong and wants there to be repercussions.
“However ther is NO excuse 4 physical force being used on someone trying to take her breast pump carry on.NOT OK @AmericanAir #accountability,” she said, adding. “Apart from this incident and DISCUSTING woman, thank you for a smooth and safe flight.”
American Airlines released a statement to E! News regarding the incident: “American Airlines is looking into the situation and apologizes to the customer for the inconvenience. Passengers are allowed to have two carry-on items. A breast pump is considered a medical device and should’ve been allowed on the plane, which eventually it was.”
This article first appeared on Womanista.com
