Alaska Airlines responds to ‘worst of humanity’ viral backlash

The airline allegedly refused to help a passenger with Parkinson’s disease, an incident described by a passenger in a Facebook post that went viral.
By Michael Sebastian | Posted: August 7, 2012
A Facebook post describing Alaska airline as the “worst of humanity” for its alleged treatment of a man with Parkinson’s disease went viral over the weekend. The airline has responded to the backlash, but the statement has done little to silence its critics, who have flooded social media with angry comments. Here’s how it all started. On Friday, Oregon concert promoter Cameron Clark described a scene at an Alaskan Airlines gate in which employees allegedly read more...

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