United Airlines is facing a new lawsuit, which was filed by its own flight attendants. Plaintiffs are accusing the American flight company of choosing only young, thin white blondes for certain flights.
The two United flight attendants specifically filed the legal action after they were prevented from working on flights chartered by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
They claim that United Airlines didn't allow them since they didn't fit a certain "look." Here are other details about this new issue.
Certain United Airlines Flights Allegedly Only Accept Thin White Blondes
According to the Independent UK's latest report, the new lawsuit states that United Airlines only allows "white, young, thin, blonde, and blue-eyed" flight attendants to handle the flights of the LA Dodgers.
The legal action was filed by 44-year-old Darby Quezada and 50-year-old Dawn Todd. They complained that United overlooked them and were eventually removed from the mentioned flights.
Quezada and Todd added that the airline replaced them with female flight attendants who were thin and young. Reuters reported that the two plaintiffs filed the lawsuit with the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
"United fosters an environment of inclusion and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We believe this lawsuit is without merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously," explained the flight attendants.
More About United Airlines Lawsuit
The lawsuit stated that both of the plaintiffs have been working for United Airlines for the past 15 years. To work on the Dodgers flights, they even undergo an extensive interview process.
They said that wanted to work on the flights for the Los Angeles baseball team since they could receive three times the normal compensation.
However, the lawsuit accused United Airlines of changing the process in 2022, allowing young, white flight attendants to be part of the Dodgers flight program without requiring them to have any interviews.
"Instead, these white flight attendants were blatantly selected by United's management ... because of how they looked," said the plaintiffs.
Quezada and Todd also disclosed that United Airlines told them that the young flight attendants were chosen because they have certain physical characteristics that the Dodgers players prefer.
As of writing, the Dodgers team declined to make any comment regarding the lawsuit. But, the baseball team's management said that the LA Dodgers aren't a defendant in the case.
