Andie MacDowell defends complaint after being bumped from first class
Actress Andie MacDowell was forced to sit with the “tourists” on a recent flight.
MacDowell, 57, was not happy when she and her dog were downgraded from first class to what she called “tourist” class on a recent American Airlines flight.
The Weddings and a Funeral, Magic Mike XXL and Groundhog Day actress took to Twitter recent to vent her frustration.
Andie MacDowell
“@AmericanAir HELP I paid for first class & they put me in tourist because of my dog that I pre-booked & paid for,” she tweeted Friday, alongside a selfie with fellow coach passengers.
MacDowell doesn’t look that peeved in the photo—in fact, the actress is smiling widely.
MacDowell said she encountered “the rudest person I have ever had to deal with” while checking in for her flight in Charlotte, N.C.
“I was checked 1a when I left LA they told me they would reassigned me Charlotte first class he did not want to help,” she wrote. “There was no excuse why the guy would not just let me ask someone to change seats he had a power trip.”
“I just want to be reimbursed for my second part of my trip,” she added.
American Airlines’ pet policy states that up to seven pets, not including service animals, may travel on a domestic flight as a “carry-on” in the cabin of a plane if they meets certain age, size and health requirements and if they stay in its carrier under the seat in front of their owners’ for the duration of the flight.
MacDowell tweeted that she and her dog, a 7-pound rescue pooch named after actress Ava Gardner, were moved because the pet “couldn’t go under.” There is no seat in front of 1A.
MacDowell later said her dog was “really relaxed and surrounded by sweet people” in their new seat.
MacDowell has reported the issue to American Airlines’ customer service and has been communicating with a rep on Twitter. The company has not commented on the incident.
Two weeks ago she slept in cage and now she's in bed with me …I thank God for her pic.twitter.com/bf2wA82vph
— Andie MacDowell (@AndieMacDowell3) January 24, 2016
What do you think? Should Andie MacDowell be angry that she wasn’t allowed to travel first class with her dog?
This beautiful lady is exactly right. What a Nation of whiners Americans have become. Everybody looking to be offended by someone saying something . She paid for a first class seat and didn’t get it. What she got instead was a reportedly rude employee of American Airlines, a real **** carrier itself, telling her basically to go fry ice and shut the hell up, take what I give you or don’t fly on my plane. It had nothing to do with association with people in the back of the plane, some of whom displayed petulant behaviors that would make me want to avoid being around them. Is this how AA treats its first class customers? God, I can only imagine the horror inflicted on the coach class. And it says a lot about the intelligence and the lack of chivalry among some of the loser men in first class. Had I the money to sit in the front of the bus and was aware of the goings on, you can bet I would have, as a single guy, given up my seat on this 4 hour flight asking only for a phone number in return. Okay, so that’s not chivalry but I think its a smart play. Not sure she is single but it would be nice to know her anyway.as she seemed gracious enough to take pix with those folks No, it wasn’t a case of being with the unwashed masses ( I do a lot of coach flying and that term is not all that far fetched) as much as someone demanding to get what they paid for. Love you, Andie.
My dog only fits under a first class seat in his bag carrier. Yes, they make me keep him there the whole flight. It’s the only place he fits (just barely) due to them taking away more and more space. The ticket is expensive! I would be furious! By the way they charge $150 for the dog too.