Allegation: ASA pilot refused to fly with Muslim passengers aboard
May 6, 2011, 6:55 pm
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Please state what is the legal timeline for "Some alternate explanation" and the provide references to the documentation that supports it?
May 6, 2011, 6:57 pm
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The Memphis Commercial Appeal has an article posted that provides additional detail. The passenger making the allegation says that they "were subjected to extra security screening at the gate" and that, while they were accomodated on a later flight, they "arrived too late for prayer and the conference’s opening activities".
Source:
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Delta pilot orders Muslim clerics to get off plane at Memphis airport
The question for FT: how much compensation should they hold out for?
Source:
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Delta pilot orders Muslim clerics to get off plane at Memphis airport
The question for FT: how much compensation should they hold out for?
May 6, 2011, 7:05 pm
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Here's the link: DeltaNewsroom (Twitter)
Somebody needs to post a screenshot of that page. The latest tweet is:
Immediately below it is this tweet:
Somebody needs to post a screenshot of that page. The latest tweet is:
Re: denied boarding of paxs on today's flight #5452, Delta Connection Carrier ASA issued statement: "Flight 5452 returned to gate for... 25 minutes ago via HootSuite
Immediately below it is this tweet:
Delta Air Lines Named Title Sponsor of 2011 & 2012 Civil Rights Games in @City_of_Atlanta http://ow.ly/4OM5k#civilrightsgame about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
May 6, 2011, 7:20 pm
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Said another way, if 19 American Catholics hijack 3 Saudi Arabian Airlines (which I have flown 4 times) aircraft on 9/11/11, and crash those a/c into three office buildings in downtown Riyadh, and Saudi Arabian Airlines wants to then throw all of us Americans off their flights in the future, that is their inarguable right. That's not racism or discrimination, or mistreatment. That's self preservation.
And I wouldn't blame them.
May 6, 2011, 7:29 pm
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I doubt ASA will ever identify the pilot. A vague policy statement about treating everyone with respect and saying that the matter is under further review likely will be issued.
The dynamic changes if other passengers speak up.
May 6, 2011, 7:39 pm
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I looked @ both ASA and Delta's media pages and could not find any news releases.
Ironically, the top story on Delta's page is:
"Delta Air Lines Named Title Sponsor of 2011
and 2012 Civil Rights Games in Atlanta"
Who knows........
Ironically, the top story on Delta's page is:
"Delta Air Lines Named Title Sponsor of 2011
and 2012 Civil Rights Games in Atlanta"
Who knows........
May 6, 2011, 7:40 pm
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ASA:
"We take security and safety very seriously and the event is currently under investigation," Atlantic Southeast spokesman Jarek Beem said Friday evening.
The men were taken to a lounge and booked on a later flight. Beem said they flew on to Charlotte later Friday.
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused," Beem said.[/blockquote]
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"We take security and safety very seriously and the event is currently under investigation," Atlantic Southeast spokesman Jarek Beem said Friday evening.
The men were taken to a lounge and booked on a later flight. Beem said they flew on to Charlotte later Friday.
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused," Beem said.[/blockquote]
WRBL
May 6, 2011, 7:48 pm
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Let's wait for the trial before we hang them
You can bet ASA will investigate, and when the facts come out I'll bet there is some other reason they were removed. If you're smart enough to learn to fly, you're smart enough to learn and understand a non-discrimination policy.
May 6, 2011, 7:58 pm
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May 6, 2011, 7:58 pm
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For the purposes of the current state of siege the American and non-American Muslim community in the US is under, the term race applied to Muslims is wholly appropriate. Many don't take charges of religious bias seriously, but a charge of racism gets everyones attention.
May 6, 2011, 8:00 pm
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May 6, 2011, 8:01 pm
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May 6, 2011, 8:12 pm
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Can somebody explain how "Jarek Beem" can be the spokesman for ASA and United's Express Jet Airlines, simultaneously?
Denver Post
Jarek Beem, a spokesman for Express Jet Airlines said there was no fire on the plane, and investigators are looking into the cause of the smoke.
"An emergency was declared out of abundance of caution," Beem said.
"An emergency was declared out of abundance of caution," Beem said.
