Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionFlight KL 588 from Lagos: European airlines’ handling of its African passengers may be racially discriminatory
PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022
In addition to a high rate of disparity in airfare, these systemic trends that emit prejudice, negligence, and thoughtlessness manifest as racial discrimination in service delivery standards. The flight booking was the United States-based Delta Airlines, but the routing and services were provided by its partner airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the official airline carrier of the Netherlands. Thus, a Delta flight on January 13—originally booked as DL 9477—ended up as KL 588, a...
