A MUM has been left furious after a British Airways flight attendant allegedly lifted her nursing blanket while she was breastfeeding her seven-month-old daughter.
Passenger Shayanne Wright made a sexual harassment complaint against the male host and said the incident left her feeling “violated.”
A mother accused a British Airways flight attendant of lifting her nursing blanket while she was breastfeeding her baby
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She said the crew had denied her request to be served her in flight meal after nursing her baby, before the male attendant “rudely tapped her on the leg several times… to rush her into eating dinner”.
She said: “I stuck my hand up to wave him away … then, without asking, he lifts the nursing cover up completely.
“It wakes her (the baby) up. Both my boobs are out.
“And he doesn’t even apologise. He goes ‘do you want your meal?’.”
The Californian mum said the same host had repeatedly intruded into her personal space throughout the overnight flight, even attempting to fasten her seatbelt.
She said: “There was just a very hostile, physically invasive vibe.”
A British Airways spokesperson confirmed the allegations were being investigated and said the airline “have been in contact with our customer directly to resolve the matter”.
Wright said the airline did not apologise to her, however offered a $250 gift card, later increased to $1000.
She told Fox: “It honestly felt like I was complaining about a broken headset…
“It’s taken threatening legal action to get them to pay attention.”
After receiving an outpouring of support to a post on a Reddit page, Wright said she felt “validated”.
“So many women urged me to not let it go and gave me the confidence to push forward,” she added.
Shayanne said she wanted the airline to “implement sensitivity training” to protect other breastfeeding mothers in the future.
“Feeding your baby is a basic need, a cover isn’t even required. It’s legal to do everywhere and most airlines allow it regardless,” she explained.
“Just because someone is nursing, that’s not an invitation to touch them, their cover, or their baby.”
She told Fox the experience had motivated her to speak up for mothers in similar situations.
Mothers have the right to breastfeed while in flight under both American and British law.
Breast milk and formula bottles are even exempt from usual TSA on board liquid restrictions.
The Sun has approached British Airways for more information.
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