jean-marie simon passenger unite airlines flight houston washington d.c. accuse unite airlines give first-class seat u.s. rep. sheila jackson lee d-houston flight attendant saw take picture congresswoman seat front row first-class seat threaten remove plane.sheila jackson lee d-texas seat 1a one pay dearly one unite give without consent knowledge fellow congressman flight say repeatedly unite pic.twitter.com/q2c6u6b0yp jean-marie simon jeanmariesimon1 december 23 2017a mechanical problem plane delay take-off 50 minutes say passengers invite consult gate agent alternative flights.simon say go front snap photo jackson lee tell flight attendant know bumped.in statement jackson lee say overhear simon speak african-american flight attendant saw snap photo.jackson lee pull race card since fault mine way individual continue act appear upon reflection african american woman seemingly easy target along african american flight attendant nice jackson lee say statement sadden especially time year give things work help people spirit season sincerity heart perceive anything kind enough simply say sorry simon say jackson lee statement accuse racism add idea seat complain gate seat give someone else say way see seat inside terminal completely humiliate say jean-marie simon 63-year-old attorney private school teacher use 140,000 miles dec. purchase first-class ticket take washington d.c. guatemala back home.according true pundit democrat develop reputation make life hell clerk stewardess pilot unwilling unable make three-and-a-half-hour flight anything less glamorous take advantage federal travel perk book multiple flight cancel last minute charge demand upgrade premier seat expect word treat like queen sometimes get ugly instance one peasant flight attendant fail serve food jackson lee request congresswoman go wild know reportedly shriek congresswoman sheila jackson lee seafood meal know order inflight incident 1998 jackson lee increase seniority since sit committee homeland security serve rank member subcommittee transportation security doubt give even sway airlines even reason feel entitled.when accuse take ill-gotten first-class seat jackson lee adamant anything wrong way expect treat ask nothing exceptional ordinary receive nothing exceptional ordinary congresswoman say statement true pundit entitle dem rep. sheila jackson lee take advantage public servant status airplanes decades know …where seafood meal