Sacked British Airways Hostess Says Video Racist Comment About Nigerians "Just a joke"

British Airways had sacked Joanne Wickenden, the hostess who made some racist comment about Nigerians on Friday night.

The 23-year-old aspiring actress has insisted to friends 'I am not a racist' - and claims the video clip was 'just a joke'.

Wickenden was heard in a video which went viral making demeaning comments targeted at Nigerian passengers on the Abuja bound flight.

The video was posted on Snapchat and circulated among shocked BA staff, who reported it to bosses.

In the one-minute clip, which was captioned 'I can't cope with this flight', Wickenden claims "all Nigerians are going to be asking for f****** upgrades".

Wickenden appears to insinuate male Nigerian passengers would need extra leg room because of the size of their penises.

Complaining about the upcoming flight, she says: "Alright, so all of yous are there getting ready for your Friday night, getting in the pre-drinks, you know, as you do.

"And I'm here, getting ready to go to work, put on a yellow life jacket, point out the exits, hand out chicken or beef, what sort of Friday night is this for me?

"The upside is I'm going to Nigeria and there's gonna be bare B**, I'm joking, I'm joking.

"All the Nigerians are gonna be there like 'gimme Coca Cola, gimme me beef, why you have no beef left? I want beef.'

"And I'm just gonna be there like, 'Sorry sir, we ran out of beef'.

"All the Nigerians are gonna be there asking for f****** upgrades because they haven't got enough leg room because their B**s are in their way.

"Big d**** like this swinging from side to side."

British Airways confirmed yesterday that they were investigating the footage - and followed it up with the short one line statement this evening.