
In his post, Kaminski asked of the airline: The caption of the photo said, “Someone did NOT get my most Positively Outrageous Service today on my flight…#notgoingtosuckitup #dumpTrump #eeew,” which cites a mantra used by Southwest Airlines, USA Today said. Southwest Airlines policy requires all passengers age 2 and older to wear face coverings on flights in order to “avoid the spread” of COVID-19. We regret the inconvenience the situation created for all involved, but our crew must uphold the well-being and comfort of all Passengers.”


“The decision was made to return to the gate and re-accommodate him on a later flight to his final destination after receiving assurances he would comply with our face-covering policy. The customer did not comply with our crew’s multiple verbal requests-including while boarding the flight before being seated,” the rep said. “Our reports indicate that a Customer traveling on Flight 2632, with scheduled service from Tampa to Dallas, was asked repeatedly by more than one employee at different times to wear a face mask. Īn airline representative said that the ejection came only after several employees had asked him to wear a face covering, the Washington Examiner reported. I did it on a southwest flight earlier this week. I’ve been on a thousand flights in the last few months and everyone lowers their masks to eat and drink. I did it on a Southwest flight earlier this week,” he wrote. The incident caught the attention of Donald Trump Jr., who slammed Southwest. Janning believes that’s because he saw a woman was the scheduled co-pilot.The airline claims that the man was removed from the flight after he was allegedly told numerous times to wear the mask. She says Haak, a 27-year veteran of the airline, had used his seniority rights the previous day to bump another pilot who had been scheduled to command the flight. The Associated Press doesn’t normally identify people who say they are victims of sex crimes, but Janning through her attorney agreed to the use of her name.Īccording to the lawsuit filed last week in Orange County, Florida, Janning had never met Haak before August 2020, when she was his co-pilot on a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando. The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment. Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would “vigorously defend” itself against the lawsuit.

Haak’s attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. She also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported Michael Haak to the company and the FBI, that it kept him employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos.
