NAACP warns African Americans about traveling on American Airlines

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The civil rights organization said it had no choice but to issue a warning after noticing a pattern of "disturbing incidents" involving the removal of black passengers from flights, in addition to other troublesome conduct.

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One of the four listed incidents in the NAACP's statement involved an African-American passenger who was required to give up his purchased seats aboard a flight from Washington, D.C. to Raleigh due to the fact he responded to "disrespectful and discriminatory comments directed toward him by two unruly white passengers."

Another incident involved an African-American woman who was switched to the coach section at the ticket counter despite having previously booked first-class tickets for herself and a traveling companion. The woman's traveling companion, who was white, remained assigned to a first-class seat, according to NAACP's claims.

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The NAACP said in a statement that the incidents seem to target African Americans.

"In light of these confrontations, we have today taken the action of issuing national advisory alerting travelers—especially African Americans—to exercise caution, in that booking and boarding flights on American Airlines could subject them disrespectful, discriminatory or unsafe conditions," The NAACP said in the statement. "This travel advisory is in effect beginning today, October 24, 2017, until further notice."

The NAACP said the incidents "suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias on the part of American Airlines."

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