Talib Kweli has had a harrowing experience on an American Airlines flight this week, and he’s taken to Instagram to share the entire encounter.
In a series of videos posted on Wednesday (January 18), the Brooklyn native explained how a flight attendant not realizing his bag was able to fit under the seat in front of him ended with him being threatened to be arrested.
“Yesterday afternoon @americanair threatened to have me arrested for no reason at all,” Talib captioned his post. “After clearing my bag with the gate agent, flight attendant Sky Seaglass tells me my bag is too big and I must check it. I asked why, so he got annoyed and called his supervisor. The supervisor tells me it’s her decision whether I fly or not. That’s an important detail.”
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