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“Because we are Black”: BC couple says racism contributed to their removal from flight

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An incident that resulted in a Kelowna, B.C., couple being escorted off a plane by police earlier this month is under review by the airline.

Passengers Jhody Batiste and Andre Henry allege racism was a factor in their removal from a Swoop flight between Toronto and Kelowna.

Swoop has apologized to Batiste and Henry and offered to reimburse them for the flight, and has said it is conducting an internal investigation.

Batiste said the situation arose after she and Henry boarded the flight in Toronto on Aug. 10. The couple had seats apart from each other and Batiste asked another passenger if she could switch seats. The passenger had no problem with it, but the flight attendant did tell Batiste she’d have to pay.

Shortly after an escalating series of exchanges, the couple said they were then told they would be kicked off the flight — and authorities were called.

During an Instagram livestream of the incident, Henry said that “you guys kick us off because we are Black.”

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9065162/kelowna-couple-removed-swoop-flight-racism/

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