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An American Airlines passenger claims flight attendants burst in on him using the lavatory to accuse him of smoking

Ali Warisuzzaman, 79, claims the flight attendants intentionally harassed and humiliated him

The passenger filed a complaint against the airline in court on Nov. 10, seeking at least $1 million in damages

An American Airlines passenger is suing the company and multiple crew members claiming flight attendants burst into the bathroom to accuse him of smoking. Now the customer is alleging racial discrimination, seeking damages of at least $1 million.

According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania on Nov. 10, 79-year-old Ali Warisuzzaman, who identifies as “Indian American" and has been a U.S. citizen for 40 years, boarded an

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