Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit from a passenger who claims he was slapped by a flight attendant on a flight from Atlanta to Fresno.
Mohammad Shibli says he and his wife and their two children boarded the flight on July 29th. He was sitting with their four-year-old son, while his wife was sitting with their two-year-old son. They were in different rows. He says the flight was delayed about 20 minutes and his two-year-old son was crying over wanting water. His wife waited until the plane took off and then asked a Delta flight attendant for water for the boy. Shibli went on to explain how she texted him what happened so he got up and asked the same flight attendant for water for his son. He was also told no and he described her response as having a disrespectful tone. He then asked a different flight attendant, who gave him water and apologized for the other employee’s actions. Despite the apology, the situation escalated.
He says moments later the same flight attendant who refused him the water asked if he wanted anything to drink during the food and beverage service…