AirTran apologizes to Muslim family removed from plane - CNN

Story Highlights
NEW: Airline says it refunded family's money, offered them free flight home

NEW: Family member says he is "appreciative" of "generous gesture"

On flight, passenger overheard comment from Muslim, reported it to attendant

FBI interviewed family and cleared them of wrongdoing

The story
AirTran Airways apologized Friday to members of a Muslim family for kicking them off a plane and refusing to rebook them despite requests from FBI agents who had cleared them of wrongdoing.

The families of Atif Irfan, a tax attorney, and his brother Kashif Irfan, an anesthesiologist, were removed from a flight in Washington before takeoff Thursday after a passenger reported hearing Atif Irfan's wife say something suspicious.

The FBI interviewed the family and cleared them of wrongdoing.

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• islam
• muslim
• patriot act
• terrorism
• airline
• airplane
• usa
• fbi

[bkpaal]

When Timothy McVeigh was caught and convicted of bombing the building in Oklahoma city, Did anyone think of kicking out a white person out of the plane or were profiling of this type in existence... NO. Common people, we all are humans and no one should be treated different if they are trying to be part of your society. 

[xgotfiveonitx]

@bkpaal well said! desis should remember that too whenever they see a hispanic or black person, due to many stereotypes attributed to them.

[spfane]

Bin Laden must be laughing his head off.

The terrorists are winning this war.

[xgotfiveonitx]

thats exactly what fanatics like him want. they want the west to hate all muslims. and although i am one myself, i dont agree with his brand of fundamentalism, just like many christians dont agree with evangelicals.

[matrixtc16]

If the 9 muslim passengers were cleared, then let them on the airplane. Everyone is a goddamn racist. What's happening to America?

[iloveflightattending]

God look at these people! Can't you see that they are smart and do NOT pose a threat? God people just steriotype anyone who looks or acts different. Makes me sad.

[spfane]

@precal22 Um...I wrote that over a year ago when he was still alive...

[precal22]

@spfane Actually, Bin Laden is dead

[feb21able]

ThEY HAd there kids with them HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­! How can anyone think they would do something to harm there own kids and family fucking stupid people

[imisrael92]

America portrays Muslims as bad...

[machetetool]

FUCK AMERICA AND THEIR ILLUMINATI SATANIC SOCIETY

[Muslim88Proud]

@matrixtc16 terrorist racist lying vampire jews. thats whats happening to america.

[jasimali4048]

they arent terrorists you bitch