A Southwest 737 departs Port Columbus airport in July. Photo: Stephen Mosley Sr. - OPShots Contributor
In recent years, people have been thrown off of airlines for the slightest provocation. A skimpy outfit. The use of profanity. A baby’s tantrum.
Irum Abbasi outside Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport in March. (Earnie Grafton – AP) But in March, a misunderstanding by a Southwest Airlines stewardess had many saying the airline had gone too far. While on the phone with a Verizon representative, Muslim passenger Irum Abbasi said “I’ve got to go,” but a stewardess heard “It’s a go” and promptly had her removed from the flight. While a TSA agent soon realized Abbasi was not a risk, the captain would not allow her back on board because crew members were “uncomfortable” with her presence.
Now, Abbasi says she is filing a discrimination suit against the airlin
via Southwest Airlines sued by Muslim woman they removed from flight – BlogPost – The Washington Post.
