British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been banned from flying with British Airways (BA) following a violent row over missing luggage on Thursday 3 April.
The 37-year-old was removed from a plane at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and arrested after clashing with BA staff after being told that one of her bags was not put on the plane because it was too heavy.
A furious Campbell allegedly spat on a police officer who tried to calm her down. She has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
The London-born star has asked the airline to change its mind and says she wants to resolve the dispute “amicably”.
A spokeswoman for Campbell said: "Naomi has been flying with BA for nearly 30 years and has been a good customer. She hopes this can be resolved amicably."
A BA spokesman added: "All incidents of abusive or disruptive behaviour towards fellow passengers or staff are taken extremely seriously and will not be tolerated.
"We deal with cases on an individual basis and take appropriate action where necessary."
Campbell has been involved in a number of unsavoury incidents since she shot to global fame in the late 1980s.
In 2000, she pleaded guilty in a Toronto court to a 1998 assault on Georgina Galanis, her then assistant.
Last year Campbell was sentenced to five days community service by a court in New York for assaulting her maid with a mobile phone during a disagreement over a pair of jeans.
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