Soyou, a former member of the group Sistar, claimed that she experienced racism on an American airline.
On the 19th, Soyou shared a photo of her Delta Airlines ticket on her social media, stating, "After finishing my schedule in New York, I boarded a flight to Korea via Atlanta." She explained, "I simply requested a Korean flight attendant to check the meal time because I was extremely tired, but the manager judged my attitude and treated me like a problematic passenger, even suddenly calling security."
She said, "I had to say, 'If I'm the problem, I'll get off,' and I had to endure cold stares and attitudes throughout the flight," adding, "In that moment, I thought, 'Is this racism?'"
She continued, "I couldn't eat anything during the flight that lasted over 15 hours, and that experience left a deep wound stemming from racial prejudice," and added, "I hope no one is suspected or insulted because of their race."
Delta Airlines has previously faced controversies regarding racism.
Hyeri, a former member of Girl's Day, pointed out Delta Airlines in 2023, saying, "I made a reservation a month and a half in advance and even specified my seat, but I was downgraded to economy class because there were no first-class seats. They couldn't even refund me, and if I didn't like the seat, they told me to take the next flight. How can both seats be downgraded when I reserved two?"
At that time, Delta Airlines explained, "This was an unavoidable situation that occurred during the process of replacing the aircraft with a smaller model for safe operation. We are currently processing the refund for the difference in economy class fare."
[Ji Seung-hoon, Star Today Reporter]
