Juvenile calls out American Airlines for kicking him out of First Class during his flight.
The rapper took to his now-deleted Instagram Live to share that two flight attendants told him that he had to give up his seat on his flight to Fort Worth, TX. His wife asked what was the reason for the downgrade. The flight attendants explained that they there were going by what they saw in the system.
In a video clip, the New Orleans rapper can be heard saying, “Man, they trying to kick me off the plane!” Juvenile and his wife eventually got off the plane.
He continued, “This ain’t never happened to me in my life. Man, y’all tripping. I’m a celebrity. I’m telling you this is going to be repercussions. It’s going to be repercussions to this because I’m going to get off the plane. I’m going to get off the plane. I’m not going to let y’all disrespect me like that. I’m not going to let y’all choose me out of all the people on the plane and disrespect me. So I’m going to get off the plane.”
In another video, he shared that he was displeased with the service and treatment that he received while on his flight. He also shared that he was still going to make it to Texas in time for his performance.
“Talking bout first class. First class? I think I know a thing or two about first class,” he said. “F**k American Airlines all the money I done spent with b*****s… they gon’ try to put me in coach motherf*****? I ain’t never flew coach. F*** y’all, I feel played.”
Since his video went viral, a spokesperson for American Airlines issued an apology to the rapper and shared more context to the situation. The spokesperson said that the downgrade was due to the “downgraded equipment” on the flight itself.
“American Airlines strives to provide a positive experience to every traveler and we apologize for Mr. Gray’s recent experience with us. An unplanned change in aircraft type affected his seat assignment, and we regret he wasn’t notified prior to boarding. A member of our team has spoken with Mr. Gray personally to resolve the situation.”