Man kicked off JetBlue flight after shouting racist abuse

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man was removed from a flight by police after shouting racist abuse at fellow passengers onboard the aircraft. In other footage shared online, he shouts: “Get that n****r bitch off the plane.” The following footage contains swearing and racist language Cabin crew can be heard trying to calm him down and asking him to stop shouting while they sort out the situation, to no avail. “I want a f***ing lawsuit right now mother f***er.” The following footage contains swearing and racist language The situation escalated into a full-on fight, with the man shouting the n-word repeatedly and other passengers weighing in and trying to hit him. The following footage contains swearing and racist language A spokesperson for JetBlue told The Independent that the man had been banned from flying with the airline: “We would like to thank our crewmembers for immediately intervening and requesting the assistance of law enforcement during this very difficult incident.