Southwest Airlines Sued For $1.2 Million In Alleged Racial Discrimination Incident At PDX

It has come to light that a lawsuit has accused a Southwest Airlines employee of discriminating against a Black family that was traveling through Portland International Airport (PDX) in August last year. The alleged incident, as reported by KATU, suggests that the employee humiliated the DeWeese family when traveling from Portland to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), as one of the party was checking a firearm.