'Humiliated' flier sues over security check
Associated Press
July 27, 2002
CLEARWATER -- A woman who was taken off an airplane in Dallas and asked to pull a ______ toy out of her bag when it vibrated has sued Delta Air Lines, saying she was humiliated.
Renee Koutsouradis, 36, of Pinellas County was sitting on a plane in February with her husband awaiting takeoff in Dallas when she was paged.
She was met at the front of the plane by a security agent who led her to the tarmac. He told her something was vibrating in one of her bags. She said it was an adult toy.
She said the agent took her to the bag on the tarmac and had her open it "and remove the adult toy and hold it up for visible view," according to the suit filed Wednesday.
Passengers saw everything, and three Delta employees nearby "began laughing hysterically," the lawsuit claims.
Koutsouradis was allowed to repack the item and return to her seat for the flight to Tampa.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...zz27072702jul27.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
Associated Press
July 27, 2002
CLEARWATER -- A woman who was taken off an airplane in Dallas and asked to pull a ______ toy out of her bag when it vibrated has sued Delta Air Lines, saying she was humiliated.
Renee Koutsouradis, 36, of Pinellas County was sitting on a plane in February with her husband awaiting takeoff in Dallas when she was paged.
She was met at the front of the plane by a security agent who led her to the tarmac. He told her something was vibrating in one of her bags. She said it was an adult toy.
She said the agent took her to the bag on the tarmac and had her open it "and remove the adult toy and hold it up for visible view," according to the suit filed Wednesday.
Passengers saw everything, and three Delta employees nearby "began laughing hysterically," the lawsuit claims.
Koutsouradis was allowed to repack the item and return to her seat for the flight to Tampa.
Copyright © 2002, Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...zz27072702jul27.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
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