British Airways Hostess suspended over 'racist' video about Nigerian Passengers
A British Airways air hostess is under investigation after a shocking video surfaced of her making racist comments about passengers on a flight to Nigeria.
Joanne Wickenden , 23, wearing her BA uniform, recorded a Snapchat video from her car before she was due to fly from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday night.
In the one-minute video, the 23-year-old discusses how she was going to deal with passengers on the six-hour flight.
'BA stewardess' appears to make racist comments about flight
Ms Wickenden said: ‘Alright, so all of yous are there getting ready for your Friday night, getting in the pre-drinks, you know, as you do.
‘And I’m here, getting ready to go to work, put on a yellow life jacket, point out the exits, hand out chicken or beef, what sort of Friday night is this for me?
‘The upside is I’m going to Nigeria and there’s gonna be bare B**, I’m joking, I’m joking.
‘All the Nigerians are gonna be there like ‘gimme Coca Cola, gimme me beef, why you have no beef left? I want beef.’
‘And I’m just gonna be there like, ‘Sorry sir, we ran out of beef’.
‘All the Nigerians are gonna be there asking for f****** upgrades because they haven’t got enough leg room because their B**s are in their way. Big d**** like this swinging from side to side.’
The footage was widely circulated among shocked cabin crew who reported it to the airline.
The hostess, who is reportedly an aspiring actress from Fareham, Hampshire, has since been suspended pending an investigation.
According to MailOnline, she has recently been on the hunt for male company and describes herself as a ‘princess’ on her Plenty of Fish dating profile.
A source told the site: ‘My friend was horrified. BA has a culture of dealing with things like this internally, she passed it to me because she was concerned that nothing was done.’
Ms Wickenden has reportedly been suspended pending an investigation (Picture: Getty Images)
Today, the airline said: ‘We expect the utmost professionalism from our staff when they are representing British Airways.
‘We are investigating this video.’
A friend of Ms Wickenden has defended the flight attendant’s video, telling the site: ‘She’s not racist, it was a joke between two friends. It wasn’t meant to be racist.
‘She is not saying she dislikes Nigerians and she’s not saying that anyone is better than anyone else.’
The friend added: ‘She’s very upset because now the whole world knows her face and thinks she’s a racist.’
