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Southwest Airlines Fires Back — Claim Profanity Not Homophobia Prompted Actions


Posted on Sep 27, 2011 @ 04:30PM - 11 comments

By Radar Staff

Southwest Airline’s story seems to be changing by the day. In their original statement about ejecting L Word actress Leisha Hailey and her girlfriend from flight 2274, the airline claimed it was an excessive display of affection that prompted their removal.

However, in a statement released Tuesday the airline now claims that it was actually profane language that started the fracas. “Additional reports from our Employees and Customers onboard flight 2274 during a stop in El Paso on Sunday now confirm profane language was being used loudly by two passengers.  At least one family who was offended by the loud profanity moved to another area of the cabin,” they say in their statement.

“Although we have reports of what Customers characterize as an excessive public display of affection, ultimately their aggressive reaction led to their removal from the aircraft.  We do not tolerate discrimination against anyone for any reason.  In this situation, their removal was directly and solely related to the escalated conversation that developed onboard the aircraft.

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Stars React To Lesbian Actress Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Kissing Girlfriend


Posted on Sep 27, 2011 @ 08:00AM - 14 comments

by Radar Staff

Several members of the Hollywood community are coming to the support of The L Word star Leisha Hailey who says she and her girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after the couple kissed on the plane.

Several members of the Hollywood community are coming to the support of The L Word star Leisha Hailey who says she and her girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after the couple kissed on the plane.

On Tuesday, actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard tweeted her disgust at the airline, writing, "Won't stop until @southwestair refunds in full payment on tickets from ny-phoenix #boycottsouthwest #whatwasithinkingtobeginwith ," and went on to beg SWA to cancel her future flights.

"Please return my managers calls today @southwestair i want a full refund on my upcoming ny-phoenix tickets, i do not want to fly with you."

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Lesbian Actress Claims She Was Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Kissing Her Girlfriend


Posted on Sep 26, 2011 @ 06:30PM - 22 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

The L Word star and open lesbian Leisha Hailey claims she and her girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest flight after the attendant deemed their public displays of affection inappropriate, RadarOnline.com has learned.

“I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir. Flt. attendant said that it was a "family" airline and kissing was not ok,” the actress posted on her Twitter account Monday afternoon.

“This is an outrage. I demand a public apology by @SouthwestAir and a refund. Hate is not a family value. I will never fly this airline.”

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Kicked Off Flight For Saggy Pants!


Posted on Sep 03, 2011 @ 07:54AM - 20 comments

By Radar Staff

Billy Joe Armstrong was no superstar to the flight attendant who kicked him off a Southwest flight for refusing to pull up his pants.

"just got kicked off a Southwest flight because my pants sagged too low! What the f**k? No joke!" the Green Day frontman tweeted to his fans.

Billy Joe Armstrong was no superstar to the flight attendant who kicked him off a Southwest flight for refusing to pull up his pants.

"just got kicked off a Southwest flight because my pants sagged too low! What the f**k? No joke!" the Green Day frontman tweeted to his fans.

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The incident occurred Thursday night when the punk rocker was boarding an Oakland to Burbank flight.

According to another passenger, Armstrong's reaction was to ask the attendant if there weren't "better things to worry about."

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The American Idiot singer was then told to leave.

His tweet about the incident earned a quick Twitter reply from the airline.

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"Very sorry for your experience tonight, someone from our Customer Relations Team will reach out to you to get more details."

This was the second time a passenger has been kicked off a Southwest flight for droopy drawers.  A college student got the same treatment in June.  He's now suing the airline.

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Southwest Pilot Sorry For ‘Gay, Grannies & Grandes’ Rant, Claims He's 'Forever Changed'


Posted on Jun 30, 2011 @ 02:30AM - 4 comments

By Adam S. Levy - Radar Staff Writer

James Taylor -- the Southwest Airlines pilot whose offensive comments over an air radio landed him in major trouble last week -- has apologized.

In the March 25 rant, Taylor groaned how his airline co-workers were "a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes" he didn't see fit to socialize with during layovers.

James Taylor -- the Southwest Airlines pilot whose offensive comments over an air radio landed him in major trouble last week -- has apologized.

In the March 25 rant, Taylor groaned how his airline co-workers were "a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes" he didn't see fit to socialize with during layovers.

The Argyle, Texas-based pilot said in a statement Tuesday: “I take full responsibility for those comments ... please know that this event has forever changed me."

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