Randi Zuckerberg has alleged that a man seated next to her on a flight sexually harassed her repeatedly. But when she told a flight attendant, her complaint was brushed off. Zuckerberg, CEO of Zuckerberg Media and sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, tweeted a letter she sent to Alaska Airlines' CEO Brad Tilden, relating the incident. Twitter: Feeling disgusted & degraded after an @AlaskaAir flight where the passenger next to me made repeated lewd sexual remarks. The flight attendants told me he was a frequent flier, brushed off his behavior & kept giving him drinks. I guess his $ means more than our safety? My letter: pic.twitter.com/xOkDpb0dYU — Randi Zuckerberg (@randizuckerberg) November 30, 2017 Zuckerberg said she was seated in first class on a three-hour Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Mazatlan on Wednesday. The man seated next to her started talking "about touching himself, kept asking me if I fantasised about the female business colleague I was travelling with, rated and commented on the women's bodies boarding the aircraft." After she complained, however, flight attendants told her the man is a frequent flier, and that she shouldn't "take it personally." She was offered a change of seat too, but decided later she shouldn't be the one having to move. "I'm even more furious with Alaska Airlines for knowingly and willingly providing this man with a platform to harass women...[and] being more concerned with taking his money than for the safety and security of the other passengers around him," she wrote. About an hour and a half after she tweeted her letter, which got nearly a thousand shares in the time, Zuckerberg posted an update saying Alaska Airlines has temporarily suspended the passenger's frequent traveller status, and are conducting an investigation. UPDATE: I just got off the phone with two executives from @AlaskaAir who informed me that they are conducting an investigation and have temporarily suspended this passenger’s travel privileges. Thank you for taking this seriously. — Randi Zuckerberg (@randizuckerberg) November 30, 2017 Most people reacted in disgust, with many applauding Zuckerberg for coming forward so publicly. Thank you for saving his future victims. Well done. :) — Colleen (@Mantrabus) November 30, 2017 This is why Twitter rocks — Jennifer P. Burnett (@JenniferPBurne2) November 30, 2017 Thank you so much for making this public, I know it wasn’t easy. I support you 💯. — Undercoverwonder (@cestlah) November 30, 2017 I’m lost for words. Absolutely sickening to my stomach that the crew knows about it and pretends that it’s some kind of joke. — John Munch But some cynical commenters said it could be Zuckerberg's influential status that got Alaska Airlines to react so swiftly Randi Zuckerberg Calls Out Alaska Airline After A Passenger Harasses Her By Unknown Thursday, November 30, 2017 Share Tweet Share Share Email Randi Zuckerberg has alleged that a man seated next to her on a flight sexually harassed her repeatedly. But when she told a flight attendant, her complaint was brushed off. Zuckerberg, CEO of Zuckerberg Media and sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, tweeted a letter she sent to Alaska Airlines' CEO Brad Tilden, relating the incident. Twitter: Feeling disgusted & degraded after an @AlaskaAir flight where the passenger next to me made repeated lewd sexual remarks. The flight attendants told me he was a frequent flier, brushed off his behavior & kept giving him drinks. I guess his $ means more than our safety? My letter: pic.twitter.com/xOkDpb0dYU — Randi Zuckerberg (@randizuckerberg) November 30, 2017 Zuckerberg said she was seated in first class on a three-hour Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Mazatlan on Wednesday. The man seated next to her started talking "about touching himself, kept asking me if I fantasised about the female business colleague I was travelling with, rated and commented on the women's bodies boarding the aircraft." After she complained, however, flight attendants told her the man is a frequent flier, and that she shouldn't "take it personally." She was offered a change of seat too, but decided later she shouldn't be the one having to move. "I'm even more furious with Alaska Airlines for knowingly and willingly providing this man with a platform to harass women...[and] being more concerned with taking his money than for the safety and security of the other passengers around him," she wrote. About an hour and a half after she tweeted her letter, which got nearly a thousand shares in the time, Zuckerberg posted an update saying Alaska Airlines has temporarily suspended the passenger's frequent traveller status, and are conducting an investigation. UPDATE: I just got off the phone with two executives from @AlaskaAir who informed me that they are conducting an investigation and have temporarily suspended this passenger’s travel privileges. Thank you for taking this seriously. — Randi Zuckerberg (@randizuckerberg) November 30, 2017 Most people reacted in disgust, with many applauding Zuckerberg for coming forward so publicly. Thank you for saving his future victims. Well done. :) — Colleen (@Mantrabus) November 30, 2017 This is why Twitter rocks — Jennifer P. Burnett (@JenniferPBurne2) November 30, 2017 Thank you so much for making this public, I know it wasn’t easy. I support you 💯. — Undercoverwonder (@cestlah) November 30, 2017 I’m lost for words. Absolutely sickening to my stomach that the crew knows about it and pretends that it’s some kind of joke. — John Munch But some cynical commenters said it could be Zuckerberg's influential status that got Alaska Airlines to react so swiftly No comments Comment Here
