Lesbian American Airlines Passenger Accidentally Put on No-Fly List

24-year-old Erin Wright is still waiting for a refund from American Airlines after she was barred from getting on her flight two months ago. The reason? She was accused of having “sexual relations with a man on a flight.”

Wright detailed the wild story in a TikTok video posted last week, as reported by Gay City News. While attempting to board a flight to New Orleans for her sister’s bachelorette party, Wright says she was unable to check into her flight. She headed to the help desk, where the bizarre situation unfolded.

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“[The agent] is like, ‘ma’am I’m really sorry to tell you this, but you’ve actually been banned from flying American Airlines,'” she said.

The situation left her stranded in a New Mexico airport for eight hours and forced her to shell out an additional $1,000 to rebook her flight. On top of that, no one was able to give Wright an explanation because it was a matter of “internal security.”

“I’m being sent through the craziest loopholes to try and figure this out,” Wright said, after getting in contact with customer service, customer relations, and corporate security.

12 days later, a laughable explanation appeared in her inbox.

“I then finally get an email from corporate security saying I have been banned because I was having sexual relations with a man on a flight while intoxicated,” Wright continued. “Well, let me tell you, I am a 24-year-old lesbian. Do you see me? Am I having sexual relations with any man? No.”

In order to remove herself from the no-fly list, Wright was asked to send in an official appeal. How does one prove that they are a lesbian? Well, you get your mother to send in an email vouching for you of course!

Earlier this month, Wright was removed from the no-fly list, but she’s still out a whopping $1,000 for rebooking a same-day flight, which the airline refuses to refund.

“It was a super upsetting experience and American Airlines didn’t compensate me for the inconvenience or the extra flight I had to book because of their error.”

Since making her original TikTok video on August 9, which has now reached nearly one million views, Wright revealed she’s made just over $1,000 from the app. But she’s not letting the airline off that easily.

“I’m looking into a lot of things that y’all recommended like reaching out to the Department of Transportation to file a complaint or suing in them in small claims court,” Wright said in an update video. “I’m just really grateful for all your help and blowing that video up.”

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American Airlines has not commented on the situation.