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Alaska Airl apologized after a gay uple were forced to give up their seats so a straight uple uld s together. The plaant accepted the apology, but the social-media rponse...

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ALASKA AIRL: GAY UPLE SEPARATED, SEATS GIVEN TO STRAIGHT UPLE

Alaska Airl is apologizg for an overbookg suatn which a gay uple was asked to relquish their seats to a heterosexual pair. He was given a choice to eher give up the premium seat and move to ach or get off the plane, " Cooley, owner of the inic LA gay bar The Abbey wrote a Facebook post shared more 2, 100 tim.

"I nnot believe that an airle this day and age would give a straight uple preferential treatment over a gay uple and go so far as to ask to leave.

GAY UPLE ON ALASKA AIRL FLIGHT SEPARATED FOR STRAIGHT UPLE

Gay uple are kicked out of their seats on an Alaskan Airl flight so a straight uple uld s togetherDavid Cooley and his partner were travellg om JFK to LAX on SundayThey were seated premium class and his partner was asked to move to achFeelg discrimated agast, they stead left the plane and got another flightAlaskan said mistakenly booked two people the same seat Updated: 09:30 BST, 1 Augt 2018. A gay uple was forced to s separately on an Alaskan Airl flight to make room for a straight uple. David Cooley said he and his partner were flyg om New York JFK to LAX when a flight attendant asked his pann to move seatsCooley owns gay LA nightclub The Abbey, where he was pictured wh Diana Ross January'He was given a choice to eher give up the premium seat and move to ach or get off the plane.

ALASKA AIRL ACCED OF SEPARATG A GAY UPLE SO HETEROSEXUAL UPLE ULD S TOGETHER

'Mr Cooley, who ns two gay nightclubs Hollywood cludg The Abbey, said he had never before been so discrimated agast while travelg. 'I nnot believe that an airle this day and age would give a straight uple preferential treatment over a gay uple and go so far as to ask to leave. Alaska Airl apologized after a gay uple were forced to give up their seats so a straight uple uld s together.

Alaska Airl fac a public-relatns storm after a gay uple were forced to give up their seats on a flight om New York Cy to Los Angel on Sunday to make room for a straight uple. Henry Harteveldt, an airle analyst wh Atmosphere Rearch Group, said an terview that Alaska had prevly earned a reputatn as a gay-iendly airle.

ALASKA AIR FAC BACKLASH AFTER GAY UPLE FORCED TO GIVE UP SEATS

“As an airle analyst who has known Alaska for a long time, and who also happens to be gay, I know that Alaska and Virg Ameri are two of the most supportive airl the bs of their LGBT employe and the LGBT muny, ” Harteveldt said. David Cooley, owner of a popular upsle gay bar the Wt Hollywood sectn of Los Angel, reunted the cint posts on Facebook and Twter. He add: “I nnot believe that an airle this day and age would give a straight uple preferential treatment over a gay uple and go so far as to ask to leave.

GAY UPLE LEFT 'HUIATED' AFTER BEG ASKED TO MOVE ON ALASKA AIRL FLIGHT SO STRAIGHT UPLE ULD S TOGETHER

Egan poted out that Alaska Air Chief Executive Brad Tiln has promently and publicly champned marriage equaly and, as a Boy Sut lear, the acceptance of gay Suts the anizatn. Jan Brewer that helped persua her to veto a proposed law that would have allowed bs to voke relign and ny service to gay people.

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