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Russian tennis star calls out flight attendant over 'humiliating' trip
United Airlines were called out by a tennis star traveling to New York for the US Open.
TL;DR
- Anastasia Potapova, ranked No. 28, publicly accused a United Airlines flight attendant of mistreatment.
- The incident occurred on a flight from Houston to New York, flight UA678.
- Potapova alleges the flight attendant was rude to her and her dog, and threatened to remove her from the flight.
- She described the experience as 'humiliating' and 'disrespectful', and suggested it may have involved discrimination.
- Another social media user claimed to have had a similar negative experience with the same flight attendant.
- Potapova is preparing to compete in the US Open after withdrawing from the Monterrey Open due to a back injury.