The Dhaka Times Desk The incident of being kicked off the plane for being a Muslim does not seem to have happened before. However, due to such an incident, a US airline has been fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation.
The incident of being kicked off the plane for being a Muslim does not seem to have happened before. However, due to such an incident, a US airline has been fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation.
Three Muslim passengers were disembarked from the plane. The United States Department of Transportation has fined Delta Airlines $50,000 after the incident came to light.
In a statement, the US Department of Transportation said the airline was fined for violating policies and discriminating against passengers.
According to an AFP report, the first incident occurred on July 26, 2016. The pilot asked a Muslim couple to get off Delta Airlines Flight 229 at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The incident started with the complaint of a passenger of the same flight.
The passenger complained to the flight attendant that the behavior of the Muslim couple was making him deeply uncomfortable. When the flight attendant complaint reached the pilot, he then contacted the airline's security department. They told the pilot that the Muslim couple were US citizens. There are no past charges against them. Still the pilot objected to keep them on the plane.
Another incident happened in 2016. Another passenger also complained against a Muslim passenger on Flight 49 from Amsterdam to New York on July 31. However, the first officer of the plane did not see anything unusual in the behavior of the Muslim passenger. The security department of the airlines also did not give any negative information against him. The pilot prepared the plane for takeoff. However, at the last moment, the passenger was taken off the plane.
As a result of all these incidents, after receiving complaints and investigating the matter, the negligence of the airline was found. That's why the United States Department of Transportation fined Delta Airlines $50,000.
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