NAACP removes American Airlines travel advisory
The NAACP has withdrawn its travel advisory of American Airlines.
Citing positive change within the airline, NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson sees no reason to continue advising against flying with AA.
"We are pleased with the progress that has been made thus far, and the progress that will continue to be made to fight implicit bias," Johnson tweeted.
The civil rights group announced a travel advisory last year warning African-American passengers of racial bias after being informed of ‘a pattern of disturbing incidents.’
At the time NAACP cited incidents including an African-American passenger in first-class being involuntary downgraded while her white companion remained in first class.
It also called out an incident of an African-American man being removed after he responded to ‘disrespectful and discriminatory comments’ from white passengers.
The advisory did not explicitly call for a boycott but warned passengers to seriously consider other options.
That led to a company-wide anti-bias training program and other initiatives at AA.
"This is work that will never be complete, but we are making great progress. We thank the NAACP for recognizing our progress and look forward to working with them in the future as we continue on this mission," American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said in a statement.
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