The woman who was racially abused on a Ryanair flight says she is still waiting for an apology from the airline.
Delsie Gayle was verbally abused by a fellow passenger on a Barcelona to London Stansted flight.
Essex Police is investigating after a video appeared on social media showing the man calling Gayle an “ugly black bastard” and “a stupid ugly cow”.
In the video, the man can be heard yelling back at the younger black woman, all while other passengers continue shuffling down the aisle. A male flight attendant with his back to Lawrence’s camera apparently attempts to calm the situation, to little effect.
“I tell you, I hope somebody sits there,” the man tells the elderly woman, gesturing toward the empty middle seat between them. “‘Cause I don’t want to sit next to your –…” The rest of the sentence is unclear, though he appears to call her “sickly,” “fat”, and “ugly”.
The crew has been criticised for not removing the man from the plane.
Gayle, 77, told ITV News: “I feel very low. He pays his fare, I pay mine. So why did he abuse me for that? Because of the colour of my skin.
“If I had done that to him, I’m sure they would have called the police.”
“I feel really depressed about it. I go to bed and say: ‘what have I done?'”
“I haven’t done anything to attack him, it’s because of the colour of my skin I was abused like that.”
Meanwhile, police say it has identified the passenger who launched the tirade.
