A gay couple has cried out over the way they were treated while on a plane. According to them, they were asked to sit separately so as to give room for a straight couple to sit next to each other on a plane. David Cooley called Alaska Airlines out for making him move seats with his partner so a straight couple could be accommodated in premium class on the New York City to Los Angeles flight.Mr Cooley, who owns West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey, refused and instead left the plane with his boyfriend at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He took to his Facebook page to share the news writing; ‘After my traveling companion and I had been seated in our assigned seats for a while, we were approached by the flight attendant and my companion was asked to move from his premium seat to coach, so a couple could sit together. ‘I explained that we were a couple and wanted to sit together. He was given a choice to either give up the premium seat and move to coach or get off the plane,” ‘We could not bear the feeling of humiliation for an entire cross-country flight and left the plane.’ In the end the couple decided to fly with Delta Airlines, which Mr Cooley praised for being LGBT friendly. He vowed never to fly with Alaska Airlines again.” 
The airline has apologised about the situation with a spokesperson telling FOX news; ‘When boarding flight 1407 from JFK to LAX, a couple was mistakenly assigned the same seats as another couple in Premium Class. ‘We reseated one of the guests from Premium class the main cabin,” the statement read. ‘We are deeply sorry for the situation, and are investigating the details while communicating directly with the guests involved to try and make this right. ‘Alaska Airlines has a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind, and our employees value inclusion for our guests and each other. They also apologised to Mr Cooley on Twitter. Photo Credit: Getty
