In a series of tweets, the 'Once Upon a Time' star explains that she had 'my carry on bag ripped out of my hand' when boarding her plane at LAX on Thursday, September 1.
- Sep 2, 2016
AceShowbiz - Emilie de Ravin is publicly asking American Airlines to fire one of its workers. The "Once Upon a Time" actress took to Twitter Thursday, September 1 to complain about the employee whom she claimed "grabbed [her] forcefully" when she was boarding her plane at LAX earlier in the day.
de Ravin, who welcomed a daughter named Vera back in March, explained in a string of tweets that she was holding her breast pump carry-on when an attendant used "physical force" to grab the bag out of her hands.
"Dear @AmericanAir I was grabbed forcefully,my carry on bag ripped out of my hand @ lax this morning by AA employee A. 3 witnesses," she wrote. "By and @AmericanAir female employee...Please kindly dismiss this woman from @americanair employment."
Dear @AmericanAir I was grabbed forcefully,my carry on bag ripped out of my hand @ lax this morning by AA employee A. 3 witnesses.(cont...
— Emilie de Ravin (@emiliederavin) September 1, 2016
She said that the pilot kindly apologized to her on the attendant's behalf, but she still thought that the incident shouldn't have happened. "Luckily our pilot was very kind and helpful & apologetic on woman's behalf & assisted in getting her name & instructions on who to contact to report her," she shared.
"However ther is NO excuse 4 physical force being used on someone trying to take her breast pump carry on.NOT OK @AmericanAir #accountability," she added. "Apart from this incident and DISCUSTING [sic] woman, thank you for a smooth and safe flight."
However ther is NO excuse 4 physical force being used on someone trying to take her breast pump carry on.NOT OK @AmericanAir #accountability
— Emilie de Ravin (@emiliederavin) September 1, 2016
American Airlines has responded to de Ravin's complaint, saying in a statement to E! News that they're currently investigating the case. "American Airlines is looking into the situation and apologizes to the customer for the inconvenience," the company wrote. "Passengers are allowed to have two carry-on items. A breast pump is considered a medical device and should've been allowed on the plane, which eventually it was."
