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rkti haven't heard nearly as much about this story as i did about that (white) crying baby who got booted. hell, if it weren't for stumbling here (idiot comments warning), i wouldn't have heard of it at all....
Plane bound for Chicago held after dispute involving Arabic-speaking men
The Associated Press
August 30, 2007
SAN DIEGO - All passengers on an American Airlines redeye flight to Chicago were ordered off a plane after complaints about a group of Arabic-speaking men.
Local law enforcement questioned the six men and released them quickly, American spokesman Tim Wagner said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration did not get involved, said agency spokesman Nico Melendez.
"They did nothing wrong," said Dave Stephens, chief executive officer for Defense Training Systems, which had hired the men to train Marines at Camp Pendleton.
The incident was "an unfortunate situation for all flight passengers," according to a statement from the company, a unit of International Logistics Services Corp. of Anchorage, Alaska.
American Flight 590 had been scheduled to leave late Tuesday.
A passenger who was traveling with two children got into an argument with the six men, Wagner said. He declined to comment on the substance of the dispute.
Stephens said some passengers complained after hearing the men speak in Arabic, but he declined to elaborate.
"I wish I could say more because I have personal feelings but this is what I'm allowed to say," he said.
The plane returned to the terminal at 11:26 p.m. and was held overnight because of an 11:30 p.m. curfew at Lindbergh Field. The were 126 passengers booked on the flight.
The flight left San Diego Wednesday morning and arrived in Chicago in the afternoon.
chicago tribune
press release from the men's company
Plane bound for Chicago held after dispute involving Arabic-speaking men
The Associated Press
August 30, 2007
SAN DIEGO - All passengers on an American Airlines redeye flight to Chicago were ordered off a plane after complaints about a group of Arabic-speaking men.
Local law enforcement questioned the six men and released them quickly, American spokesman Tim Wagner said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration did not get involved, said agency spokesman Nico Melendez.
"They did nothing wrong," said Dave Stephens, chief executive officer for Defense Training Systems, which had hired the men to train Marines at Camp Pendleton.
The incident was "an unfortunate situation for all flight passengers," according to a statement from the company, a unit of International Logistics Services Corp. of Anchorage, Alaska.
American Flight 590 had been scheduled to leave late Tuesday.
A passenger who was traveling with two children got into an argument with the six men, Wagner said. He declined to comment on the substance of the dispute.
Stephens said some passengers complained after hearing the men speak in Arabic, but he declined to elaborate.
"I wish I could say more because I have personal feelings but this is what I'm allowed to say," he said.
The plane returned to the terminal at 11:26 p.m. and was held overnight because of an 11:30 p.m. curfew at Lindbergh Field. The were 126 passengers booked on the flight.
The flight left San Diego Wednesday morning and arrived in Chicago in the afternoon.
chicago tribune
press release from the men's company
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Date: 2007-09-02 01:42 pm (UTC)