Yahoo NewsIggy Azalea hits out at American Airlines for selling her seats ‘while the gate was still open’
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- Iggy AzaleaAustralian rapper
Iggy Azalea has criticised American Airlines for allegedly leaving her stranded at the Miami airport while she was travelling with her two-year-old son Onyx.
Earlier this week, the 31-year-old rapper shared a warning for families planning to fly with the airlines on Twitter.
“I wanted to tell any families booking travel be careful flying with young kids on @AmericanAir I was flying with my son and they sold our seats while the gate was still open, then refused to take our bags off the plane although every other flight was sold out for that night,” Azalea wrote.
“I explained why stranding me is one thing but taking a baby’s luggage is pretty s***,” she added. “There’s stuff he really needs. They do not care.”
“Lucky I booked a different airline but the average person would’ve been a** out and f***ed I so just wanted to warn other moms… Be careful!”
American Airlines responded to Azalea’s tweet, writing: “We love having families travel with us and would like to dig a little more into what happened. Please DM us to verify your record locator.”
I wanted to tell any families booking travel be careful flying with young kids on @AmericanAir
I was flying with my son & they sold our seats while the gate was still open then refused to take our bags off the plane although every other flight was sold out for that night. 1/2— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 18, 2022
A couple of Azalea’s followers also replied to her tweet with similar travel stories with the US airline.
“I will never book AmericanAir again. Especially after all of the mess-ups on my last flight and refusing to seat me next to my two-year-old. They have yet to respond to me about this,” one person wrote.
Another person added: “This happened to me too! It was before Covid. They bumped me while I was still in the air and I went to the gate for my connecting flight anyways hoping to board but they gave my seat to someone on standby who was standing next to me! Like you said, I was stuck overnight.”
@AmericanAir refused boarding to my 2 yo son because he wouldn’t voluntarily walk aboard the plane mid tantrum regarding wearing the mask. We couldn’t be rebooked and they took our car seat, stroller and luggage. They did nothing for us at that time or since. #familyairline
— Courtney Miller (@ghcrm) April 21, 2022
AA sold our (bf and i) seats when we were trying to fly home from Miami and we were stuck in New York for 2 days without luggage, were put on a flight and then the tire popped, had horrible experiences with costumer services and they gave us 1 $200 voucher for the both of us.
— Megan Ann Rodgers (@MeganRodgers3) April 20, 2022
“We had this exact same thing happen to us connecting in Miami going to the Nassau last June via AA,” another person wrote.
“[They] closed the gate early, no announcement and said were sold out until five days later! For luggage, they sent us all around the airport only to find out they sent it ahead.”
The Independent has reached out to American Airlines for a comment on the incident.
