Airline apologizes to passenger after “I am gay” written on his bag

PERTH, Australia – Jetstar Airways has apologised to a Queensland passenger after the words “I am gay” were written on his luggage with airline baggage sticker tags.

An airline spokeswoman said a thorough investigation would be conducted after a picture of the luggage was posted on Twitter yesterday after a flight from Perth to Brisbane.

It is believed the incident took place in Perth but the airline was unable to confirm this.

“We are taking this matter very seriously and we have contacted the passenger to apologise for any distress caused,” the spokeswoman said in a statement.

User @aaronpp posted the picture yesterday attached with caption: “Utterly disgusted to find my luggage front and center on the @JetstarAirways luggage carousel looking like this.”

Identifying himself as a stay-at-home dad and author of blog One Sleepy Dad, the man then told users he believed the incident happened at Perth Airport, during a visit.

“It’s the luggage sticker tags for the flight. Add passenger #privacy to you concerns,” the user known as Sleepysaurus Rex! Wrote.

Twitter users attacked Jetstar with a post from Jason Xolmer describing the incident as “disgusting and unforgivable”.

Another user Kate Doak said they were not surprised and had trouble with Jetstar staff in Sydney in May “due to being Trans”.

The blogger, responding to posts about yesterday’s debacle, said they were originally booked with Qantas but the flight details were changed and the flight was delayed more than an hour.

The post was retweeted more than 60 times yesterday.