“From Hero to Outcast: Marine Corps Vet’s Controversial Shirt Sparks Delta Flight Drama”
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The veteran was subsequently allowed to board the plane again. However, she went on to lose access to the seats with extra legroom, which she had paid extra for.
Catherine was forced to sit in the back of the engine. And, to make matters worse, the flight was delayed. She consequently missed her connecting flight.
The disappointed traveler later told NBC that Delta reached out to get in an effort to make it right.
The passenger was allegedly kicked out over a T-shirt bringing awareness to veterans struggling with self-harm ideation
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She further reportedly said humiliation was the only way to describe how she felt, telling NBC: “I feel like they just took my soul away.
“I’m not a bad person, and that T-shirt, I should be allowed to support myself and veterans.”
The airline has since told SFGATE: “Delta is seeking to make contact with the customer directly to hear more so we can begin to look into what occurred.”
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This isn’t the first time Delta has taken someone off a flight due to their attire. The company’s website outlines the fact that the airline reserves the right to remove passengers from a plane “when the passenger’s conduct, attire, hygiene or odor creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to other passengers.”
In March, Lisa Archbold held a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, and explained how on a Delta flight to San Francisco, she was asked to deplane due to her choice of clothing, NBC reported at the time.
