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Man kicked off flight for tweeting about 'rude' airline staff
A MAN AND his family were kicked off a plane after he angrily tweeted about a ‘rude’ check-in attendant.
Duff Watson was about to board a Southwest Airlines flight from Washington to Denver when a check-in attendant refused to allow him to take his two young children in the priority boarding queue, a perk he receives as an ‘A-list member’.
Watson told ABC news they had always been allowed in the past:
When Watson asked if it was a new policy, he claims he was simply told that the attendant wouldn’t change her mind.
Once on board, Watson said he tweeted ‘something like’, “Wow, rudest agent in Denver. Kimberly S, gate C39, not happy @SWA”.
Soon after, his name was called over the system requesting he disembark the plane immediately. The agent said he was a ‘safety threat’ and the police would be called if the tweet wasn’t deleted.
Once the tweet was deleted, a shook Watson and his kids were allowed back on.
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Southwest Airlines confirmed to CBS Minnesota that a customer was removed for a short time and the incident is ‘under review’.
Watson has vowed not to fly with the airline again, despite being offered a $50 voucher for the inconvenience.
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