A 68-year-old woman has sued Southwest Airlines Co., claiming that the airline ejected her from a flight for removing her mask to drink water.
The lawsuit concerns an incident which occurred in January 2021 on a Southwest flight due to depart from Reagan National Airport in Virginia to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida. Plaintiff Medora Claiborne Reading claims that her civil rights as a medically disabled person were infringed by the airline, which removed her from the flight prior to takeoff.
