A Chinese passenger who alleges she was threatened and called a “Chinese pig” onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Shanghai, obtained legal counsel and may take the case to court.

Li Wei has retained British law firm Chan Neill Solicitors, who is in contact with the airline regarding whether or not Virgin Atlantic was negligent and legally liable.

The People’s Daily Online reports that a formal apology has not yet been issued to Li.

Virgin CEO Richard Branson had commented on the incident in a Twitter post: “Really sorry to hear about an alleged incident on flight VS250. We do not tolerate abuse and @virginatlantic are investigating.”

Li has since released a statement describing her experience on the flight as one “where I was humiliated, abused, and had to sit through the entire flight in fear.”

Li places the blame squarely on Virgin Atlantic: “Regardless of the fellow passenger’s state of health, I expected much more from Virgin Atlantic in dealing with such incidents, especially before the plane had taken off.”

Li also thanks her supporters: “I have always been proud to be Chinese and glad to see that many people are shocked that something of this nature could happen.”

The racist incident on Virgin Atlantic flight VS250 from London to Shanghai led to the ire of millions of Chinese netizens, with Li’s Weibo post being read by five million times. In addition to being called a “Chinese Pig”, Li claims a flight attendant refused to help her after being alerted to the situation, and instead threatened to kick her off the plane.