CHICAGO, IL - A Muslim family of five
were reportedly asked to deboard Washington, DC-bound United Airlines
plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, citing "safety"
issues.
Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley in her Facebook
post complained about United Airlines racially profiling and
humiliating her family by asking them by asking them to leave the
flight. Shebley also posted two videos of the incident.
"Shame on you ?#?unitedAirlines?
for profiling my family and me for no reason other than how we look
and kicking us off the plane for "safety flight issues" on
our flight to DC for the kids spring break. My three kids are too
young to have experienced this," the post said.
The videos show the airlines pilot
asking the family to leave a plane before it took off.
On asking whether the decision was
"discriminatory", the pilot replied that it was a "flight
safety issue". However, the staff did not provide any further
detail.
The family inquired earlier whether the
stewardess could provide five-point harness safety seats for their
children.
The airline said that it apologized
multiple times to Shebley's family and even rebooked them on another
flight.
In a statement to BuzzFeed News, United
Airlines said the family was rebooked "on a later flight because
of concerns about their child's safety seat, which did not comply
with federal safety regulations" and said the airline has "zero
tolerance for discrimination".
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