A United passenger who claims her first class seat was given to Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has taken the matter further after receiving no response from the airline over her formal complaint.
Jean-Marie Simon, 63, has asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to conduct an investigation into the congresswoman regarding Simon’s treatment on a flight from Houston to Washington D.C., according to a Tweet on Jan. 7.
She further claimed the airline threatened to throw her off the plane for making her objections known and for taking a photo of Jackson Lee sitting in her first-class seat.
In response to Simon’s online complaint, Jackson Lee issued a statement on Dec. 22 suggesting that the complaint was due to racism.
Many people online are showing their support for the Harvard attorney, urging her to take the matter further.
This is not the first time Jackson Lee has drawn unwanted attention for her conduct on an airplane. Daily Mail’s US Political Editor David Matosko said he saw the congresswoman throw “a hissy fit” two years ago on another flight because a steward checked her carry-on at the gate.
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