A man was apparently removed from a Delta Airlines flight after wearing a shirt featuring a picture of former President Donald Trump giving the middle finger and an image reminiscent of the popular “hawkish” girl video.
A post on the Reddit group “r/delta” showed a video of a man who was allegedly kicked off a flight at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on Saturday morning.
He was wearing a black T-shirt that showed Trump wearing American flag sunglasses and giving two middle fingers, and the words “Hawk Spit on That,” a reference to the R-rated internet video.
“They're kicking me out for my shirt,” the man announced as he walked down the aisle with his luggage. The video is.
“And here's her report. Stupid Wendy,” he added, after reading the name tag of the female flight attendant who was escorting him.
According to the SKBeachGirl poster, the man was sitting there waiting to board the flight when an airline employee told him that someone had complained about his shirt and that he would not be allowed to board the flight unless he changed it.
He turned his shirt inside out and everyone on the plane boarded.
“Next thing I know, he had his shirt turned over to face the decal as Delta employees boarded the plane just before takeoff and escorted him off the plane,” they wrote.
Delta can remove a passenger from a flight and transport them if it determines it is necessary “in Delta's sole discretion for the comfort or safety of the passenger, the comfort or safety of other passengers or Delta employees, or to prevent damage to property of Delta or its passengers or employees.” According to Delta Airlines' contract of carriage:,
Travelers can be removed if, among other actions or circumstances, “their behavior, dress, hygiene, or odor create an unreasonable risk of discomfort or annoyance to other passengers.”
The Washington Post has reached out to Delta for comment on the incident.
Earlier this year, another Delta passenger said she was nearly kicked off a plane after trying to board without a bra.
Lisa Archibald, 38, said she boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco in January wearing loose jeans, a loose white T-shirt and no bra. The DJ claims that a gate agent briefly removed her from the plane and demanded that she cover her breasts, even though they were not visible.
Archibald claims the attendant told her her outfit was “revealing” and “uncomfortable” and in violation of the airline's regulations.
