Airline says sorry to gay cuddlers

[Midnight Mike]

British businessman Jamie Robertson, who was offended when a stewardess threw a blanket over him as he comforted his same-sex partner on a Comair flight, has received an apology from the airline.

Robertson laid sexual discrimination claims against Comair with the Human Rights Commission following the incident on February 11.

Comair joint CEO Gidon Novick said the matter had been resolved and "we're in contact and talking about how we can help (Robertson) in future".

On a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, Robertson had his arm around his partner, Francois van Tonder, when a stewardess asked them to cover themselves up with a blanket.

[T-Bird76]

There's a Comair in South Africa?

[Alex T]

There's a Comair in South Africa?

Yes, it operates as a British Airways franchise airline, under the Comair name for British Airways.

Info about it here

http://www.comair.co.za/aboutus.htm

Alex