Nine Muslim Passengers Removed From Airplane...**UPDATE PG. 6** Apology from AirTran

[mo matik]

Originally Posted by TheBachellor

I didn't see anything wrong with it.

If they had been terrorists, and made those comments, then blew up the plane... and it was found out that security was notified about what they said and DIDN'T do anything... EVERYONE shouting racism in this thread would be like "Wow the airline security is a joke, why didn't they do anything!? It was so obvious!!!"

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The issue here was not the fact that they were taken off the plane an investigated.

It's that the airline wouldn't book another flight for them after the FBI had cleared them.

 

[mideastbeast]

The point was they were CLEARED by the damn FBI itself and STILL denied by the airline.

 

[doublejs07]

[h1]Airline apologizes to Muslim passengers[/h1] [h3]Brian Westley ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 3, 2009[/h3]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security.

One of the passengers said the confusion started at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, when he talked about the safest place to sit on an airplane.

Orlando, Fla.-based AirTran said in a statement that it refunded the passengers' air fare and planned to reimburse them for replacement tickets they bought on US Airways. AirTran also offered to take the passengers back to Washington free of charge.

"We apologize to all of the passengers - to the nine who had to undergo extensive interviews from the authorities and to the 95 who ultimately made the flight," the statement said. "Nobody on Flight 175 reached their destination on time on New Year's Day, and we regret it."

The airline said the incident on the flight was a misunderstanding, but the steps taken were necessary.

A U.S. Muslim advocacy group, meanwhile, filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department of Transportation. "It is incumbent on any airline to ensure that members of the traveling public are not singled out or mistreated based on their perceived race, religion or national origin" the Council for American-Islamic Relations said.

One of the Muslim passengers, Atif Irfan, said the family probably would not fly home with AirTran because members had already booked tickets on another airline, but appreciated the apology.

"It's definitely nice to hear," he said.

Irfan said when he boarded the flight Thursday, he mentioned something to his wife and sister-in-law about having to sit in the back. His sister-in-law replied that she believed the back of the airplane was the safest, but Irfan believed it was better to be by the wings.

"She said, 'Yes, I guess it makes sense not to be close to the engine in case something happens,"' Irfan recalled Friday. "It was a very benign conversation."


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[dr spaceman]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

[h1]Airline apologizes to Muslim passengers[/h1] [h3]Brian Westley ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 3, 2009[/h3]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security.

One of the passengers said the confusion started at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, when he talked about the safest place to sit on an airplane.

Orlando, Fla.-based AirTran said in a statement that it refunded the passengers' air fare and planned to reimburse them for replacement tickets they bought on US Airways. AirTran also offered to take the passengers back to Washington free of charge.

"We apologize to all of the passengers - to the nine who had to undergo extensive interviews from the authorities and to the 95 who ultimately made the flight," the statement said. "Nobody on Flight 175 reached their destination on time on New Year's Day, and we regret it."

The airline said the incident on the flight was a misunderstanding, but the steps taken were necessary.

A U.S. Muslim advocacy group, meanwhile, filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department of Transportation. "It is incumbent on any airline to ensure that members of the traveling public are not singled out or mistreated based on their perceived race, religion or national origin" the Council for American-Islamic Relations said.

One of the Muslim passengers, Atif Irfan, said the family probably would not fly home with AirTran because members had already booked tickets on another airline, but appreciated the apology.

"It's definitely nice to hear," he said.

Irfan said when he boarded the flight Thursday, he mentioned something to his wife and sister-in-law about having to sit in the back. His sister-in-law replied that she believed the back of the airplane was the safest, but Irfan believed it was better to be by the wings.

"She said, 'Yes, I guess it makes sense not to be close to the engine in case something happens,"' Irfan recalled Friday. "It was a very benign conversation."

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where's the bomb that everyone seems to be harping on? this *+%* is disgusting.

 

[furiousstylezz]

^^Yes, no mention of the word "bomb." Come on Niketalkers, READ the links before you pass judgements and assume what they got they deserved. I dontwant to say it was racial profiling, but come on now. What was it, out of the 9 passengers, 8 were American BORN! They were CLEARED by the FBI and not allowedto fly by AirTran? Also, in the article on p. 1, someone from AirTran said that they (muslim people) said something that shouldnt have been said and Dirtybrought it up in a post. What did he say that "shouldnt have been said?"
Its like a majority on here saying, DONT SNITCH, but your true colors come out.
Some of yall deserved to get smacked, like the one poster saying he's scared of flying when muslims are on the plane?

 

[furiousstylezz]

Originally Posted by aubstuh86

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Everyone is like damn that's profiling, but If u were on that flight and heard any kinda remark, and the airline let them back on, would u have continued to fly on that plane.
I WOULDN'T.

x3.

i don't like to ride on a plane with muslims PERIOD. you can never be too sure.


So...how do you know who and who ARENT muslim when you fly? @@%##%#.