Flight 4547
Flight 4547, November 26, 2025 — Atlanta → Los Angeles
I fly a lot, but this was my first time choosing this airline — and it will definitely be the last.
Yesterday, on my second long flight of the day, I was seated by the window next to the emergency exit. I was extremely tired, and my phone battery had died. Because the aircraft didn’t even have a USB port, I politely asked a flight attendant if there was any way to charge my phone. I was refused — which I could understand — but what happened next was absolutely unacceptable.
When the steward heard my strong Russian accent, his attitude changed immediately. He told me that the emergency exit row was “reserved for native speakers” because he wasn’t sure I would understand instructions in case of an emergency. This is blatant discrimination. I objected, but he insisted and moved me to the back of the plane against my will.
As a result, I had no proper space and no assistance with my backpack, which I had to place at my feet because no one helped me return it to the overhead bin.
To make matters worse, the flight attendant who initiated all of this was not wearing a name badge. He is easy to recognize: a young man with curly shoulder-length hair and glasses. When I asked two female crew members for his name after landing, they claimed they “didn’t know,” even though they clearly worked on the same team.
Discrimination based on nationality or accent is illegal and unacceptable in the aviation industry. I will never fly with this airline again, and I will make sure to share my experience so other passengers are aware of how unprofessionally and disrespectfully some crew members behave.








