British Airways Sacks Air Hostess After Racist, Sexually Explicit Snapchat Video About Nigerians - Daily Mail

The British Airways has fired Joanne Wickenden, a 23-year-old cabin crew attendant, who made racist/hate comments against Nigerians on board a flight from London Heathrow to Abuja.

Kola Olayinka, British Airways Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, said the female cabin crew was sacked after the airline concluded investigations into the matter.

The airline had launched an investigation following the appearance of a video clip of her on Snapchat making racist remarks about Nigerians.

Olayinka said on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, “I can confirm that BA has finalised its investigations into the video and I can confirm that the cabin crew in question ‘no longer works for BA effective today!”

“We will not tolerate offensive comments about our customers anywhere in the world, and will always take the appropriate action,” he said.

FIRE: Joanne Wickenden was heard in the video referencing Nigerian men as having BBC which stands for Big Black Cocks | Snapchat

Joanne Wickenden, dressed in a BA uniform, was heard in the 39-second video making demeaning comments targeted at Nigerian passengers as she was about to fly from London Heathrow to Abuja last Friday night.

Her words: ‘Alright, so all of you are there getting ready for your Friday night, getting in the pre-drinks, you know, as you do.

‘And I’m here, getting ready to go to work, put on a yellow life jacket, point out the exits, hand out chicken or beef, what sort of Friday night is this for me?

‘The upside is I’m going to Nigeria and there’s gonna be bare B**, I’m joking, I’m joking.

‘All the Nigerians are gonna be there like ‘gimme Coca-Cola, gimme me beef, why you have no beef left? I want beef.’

‘And I’m just gonna be there like, ‘Sorry sir, we ran out of beef’.

‘All the Nigerians are gonna be there asking for f****** upgrades because they haven’t got enough leg room because their B**s are in their way. Big d**** like this swinging from side to side.’

23-year-old Wickenden told friends that the video was only a joke, adding: “I am not a racist.”

However, she told Daily Mail that she was framed, and her co-workers egged her on to say what she said.

I have been framed by another BA employee. They were encouraging me, egging me on to say things. They were recording me and sent it around to our friends. With thetrentonline.com.