Southwest flight attendant sues airline over husband’s Covid death

Sunday, 28 Apr, 2021 0

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant is suing the carrier for wrongful death after her husband contracted Covid-19 from her.

The lawsuit claims the airline’s Covid containment measures were at fault during mandatory training.

Carol Madden, 69, tested positive but had already passed on the virus to her 73-year old husband who later died.

She is claiming more than $3 million in damages, alleging the airline’s negligent health protocols were at fault.

Madden told USA Today she ‘firmly believes my husband would still be here’ if Southwest had applied the same safety protocols for employees as it does for passenger operations.

"Every touchpoint was cleaned.. They did not do that in my training last year."

"I love my airline, but they didn’t love me back."

Southwest Airlines has filed to dismiss the case and said Madden’s lawsuit alleging the airline is at fault is ‘misplaced.’

"The claims asserted in the complaint reflect an understandably emotional response to a devastating personal loss, but they are not actionable under the law," the airline said.

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