A California woman has claimed that an incident pinch JetBlue stressed her retired truthful overmuch that her cancer returned soon after.
Oksana Kiritchenko, 51, revenge a suit against JetBlue complete nan 2023 incident, which reportedly saw her denied from flying pinch her affectional support French bulldog successful first class.
She claims she had been connected remission from Stage 4 crab until soon aft nan confrontation pinch an hose employee, arsenic first reported by The Independent.
The national suit claims Kiritchenko and her 71-year-old hubby Peter were victims of 'an unexplainable level of sadistic humiliation and ridicule' arsenic they tried to return home from Florida last September.
The mates opportunity they had paid a total $4,295.60 for for 2 round-trip first-class tickets and sent nan hose nan required forms for walking pinch a work animal but were not allowed to do so.
A California female has blamed a flights attendant's allegedly rude behaviour stressed her retired truthful overmuch that her crab returned
Kiritchenko says it each went according to scheme connected their measurement to Florida from Los Angeles, pinch nan canine Pier sat astatine their feet wrong a recreation container successful nan first people area.
But arsenic they prepared to committee nan formation backmost to LA, an hose supplier approached nan mates and raised questions astir whether Pier was allowed to alert pinch them.
The suit claims Peter has a 'severe disablement affecting his expertise to stand' but nan hose worker was unmoved erstwhile informed astir nan couple's wellness issues and 'kept [them] opinionated for a very agelong time.'
The worker yet informed nan mates that 1 of them would person to springiness up their first people beryllium to alert pinch nan dog, per nan suit.
The filing states: 'Plaintiffs had a pressing request to get backmost location (Mrs. Kiritchenko being a crab diligent had to beryllium locally disposable successful Los Angeles for her checkups), truthful they agreed.
'Plaintiffs were boarded connected nan level pinch Mr. Kiritchenko seated successful nan 1st people spot and Mrs. Kiritchenko seated in… system people pinch their canine successful its recreation bag.'
However, arsenic nan level was preparing to return off, a formation attendant reportedly handed her a container that was excessively mini for nan dog, and nan level was ordered to return to nan airdrome and nan mates 'ousted' from nan flight.
The mates opportunity they had paid $4,295.60 for for 2 round-trip first-class tickets and sent nan hose nan required forms for walking pinch a work animal but were not allowed to do so
The mates was past forced to hold for different formation nan adjacent day, buying caller tickets connected Delta Airlines and booking a edifice room.
The suit claims JetBlue origin nan mates 'unnecessary monetary damages' and accuses nan institution of negligence and violations of nan Americans pinch Disabilities Act.
Moreover, nan suit adds, 'Those events caused Mrs. Kiritchenko an utmost magnitude of stress. Upon presence home, she checked successful to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center infirmary successful Los Angeles.
'The trial results had shown nan mean tumor molecules levels (‘MTM/ml’) had risen to 0.59. Several anterior tests were showing trial results astatine 0.00.'
The mates is asking for reimbursement for infirmary and aesculapian expenses, attorneys' fees, and monetary damages to beryllium wished by a jury.
JetBlue has yet to remark connected nan suit; nan institution has 21 days to formally respond to nan claims.