Look, I have never been one to tolerate much in the way of political correctness but let's be clear here: this is out-and-out racism. You are clearly implying that UA amplified their error by letting a "Middle Eastern looking man" (proper capitalization mine) onboard the wrong plane. Oh my, on a flight to Kuwait and they didn't strip search and interrogate this guy?! Of course somebody screwed up - probably somebodies. But they did not somehow doubly screw up because they let someone very likely from Kuwait on a plane bound for Kuwait. UA is not a whites only carrier last I knew.

So if you're so versed in the Middle East, you do realize that we have no greater ally there than Kuwait and that to this day US citizens get practically waved in and out of the country with minimal interference or inspection. Yet Kuwaitis routinely suffer abuse here due to their "Middle Easterness." It was very recently carried on the front page of the Arab Times that a delegation of their military officers who were transiting MIA en route to S America were not allowed to check into a hotel when their onward flight canceled and they were rebooked for the next day. They were kept in the terminal overnight, presumably because, as Kuwaiti military officers, they pose a huge security threat to the US. What with that dark hair and dark skin and that shifty Middle East appearance and all that. Right? Right? Probably freakin terrorists with that look of theirs.

From: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...inst-ua-5.html