A woman is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination after an employee reportedly called police to report her on suspicion of child trafficking.

<div class="block">A woman is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination after an employee reportedly called police to report her on suspicion of child trafficking.</div>

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Woman Sues Southwest Airlines for Discrimination

A woman is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination after an airline employee reportedly called the police to report the woman on suspicion of child trafficking. Mary mccarthy who is white was traveling from California to Denver with her 10 year old black daughter. Now this happened in October of 2021 mccarthy claims they were confronted by police officers in Denver after a Southwest Airlines employee alerted authorities, police did eventually let mccarthy go. Now in a statement to CNN Southwest Airlines, they offered their apologies and said they were conducting an internal review of the situation. They have not commented on the pending lawsuit. Mccarthy is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.