Mykki Blanco claims Delta Airlines passenger 'called police on him' because they didn't feel comfortable

'The most bizarre form of homophobia I have ever encountered'

Mykki Blanco (Facebook/press image)

Rapper and performance artist Mykki Blanco has claimed that a fellow passenger called the police on him during a flight.

The artist, whose real name is Michael Quattlebaum Jr, alleges that he was approached by authories on a Delta Airlines flight from Toronto to Detroit, after a fellow passenger said they felt uncomfortable sitting next to "someone like [him]".

Blanco wrote on Twitter: "He said that he was not comfortable and did not know how Delta allowed 'someone like me' to board the plane with him and sit next to him."

"This is REAL @Delta," he continued. "Then I was told by a police officer that an FBI report would be made from our 'interaction', except I did not interact.

"I was told I would 'go to jail' if I continued to ask questions about why this police office was giving preferential treatment to this man."

He added that the alleged incident was "the most bizarre form of homophobia I have ever encountered".

The official Delta Airlines Twitter account responded to Blanco's posts and wrote: "Hi Mykki, I honestly can't believe what my eyes are reading. I am so very sorry to hear that you had to experience... something like this on a Delta flight.

"Discrimination of any kind isn't tolerated. We love ALL of our passengers."

The Twitter account then asked Blanco to follow back so he could message them details about the incident.