Puerto Rican Discrimination: Apologies and Investigations
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Spirit Airlines apologized to a Puerto Rican family for denying them boarding on a domestic flight from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico because their toddler didn't have a US passport. American passports are not required for flights between the US mainland and Puerto Rico, which has been a US territory for some 125 years. Puerto Ricans are American citizens and thus are not required to produce a passport in order to board a domestic flight. The airline has apologized to the family and issued a refund as well as vouchers for future flights.
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- Spirit Airlines asks Puerto Rican family to show passports then denies them flight CBS News
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- US airline ‘sincerely apologizes’ to family over Puerto Rico passport error The Guardian
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