Passenger Who Was Bumped From United First-Class Seat Responds to US Rep. Jackson Lee’s Racism Charge

Passenger Who Was Bumped From United First-Class Seat Responds to US Rep. Jackson Lee’s Racism Charge
United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Calif., on July 8, 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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A passenger who says United Airlines gave her first class seat to Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has fired back at the congresswoman’s accusations of racism—while demanding an apology from the airline.

Jean-Marie Simon, 63, rejected the racism allegations in an interview with Fox News on Dec. 28. Simon said that she had no idea who was in her seat when she complained at the gate that her seat was given to someone else.