Air Canada Will Fly Rushdie

OTTAWA (AP) -- Air Canada has reversed its position and will take author Salman Rushdie as a passenger after all, Canadian Press said Tuesday.

The airline had banned Rushdie, whose book ``Satanic Verses'' generated death threats from some hard-line Muslims, from its flights because the extra security required could mean long delays for other passengers.

Rushdie's Canadian publisher, Knopf Canada, said Tuesday the author was immensely relieved by the turnaround.

``He is very, very relieved that it's resolved,'' said Knopf spokeswoman Kelly Duffin. ``Obviously it's a personal matter to him and was hurtful on many fronts.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/inte...a-Rushdie.html

Bless them for making the right decision