In a highly unusual move, the NAACP has issued a national advisory warning travelers, particularly African-Americans, that they may face "disrespectful, discriminatory, or unsafe conditions" on American Airlines flights.
In what it labels examples of "possible racial bias," the advisory issued Tuesday describes a black man forced to give up his seats after responding to discriminatory comments from white passengers; a black woman moved from first class to coach, though her white companion was not; a black woman removed from a flight after complaining about a seat change; and a black woman removed from a flight after asking that a stroller for her infant be retrieved from checked baggage before she left the aircraft.