Alaska Air investigating sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg

[December 01, 2017]    By Alana Wise
 
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alaska Airlines is investigating a sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg, a Silicon Valley executive and sister of Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg wrote on social media late on Wednesday that she boarded the first-class cabin on a flight from Los Angeles to Mazatlan, Mexico, when a passenger in a seat near her began making lewd and explicit sexual remarks to her.

 Randi Zuckerberg arrives for the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

"Feeling furious, disgusted and degraded," Zuckerberg wrote in a post detailing her experience. She said her complaints were dismissed by flight attendants.

"The safety and well-being of our guests on Alaska Airlines is our number one priority," Alaska said. "We’re fully investigating this situation and will take appropriate steps, as needed."

The incident comes after a string of high-profile men in film, media and politics have been accused of sexual harassment or assault.

(Reporting by Alana Wise; Editing by Bill Rigby)

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