AirTran distinguishes itself as racists:
Members of the party, all but one of them U.S.-born citizens who were headed to a religious retreat in Florida, were subsequently cleared for travel by FBI agents who characterized the incident as a misunderstanding, an airport official said. But the passengers said AirTran refused to rebook them, and they had to pay for seats on another carrier secured with help from the FBI.
Kashif Irfan, one of the removed passengers, said the incident began about 1 p.m. after his brother, Atif, and his brother's wife wondered aloud about the safest place to sit on an airplane.
"My brother and his wife were discussing some aspect of airport security," Irfan said. "The only thing my brother said was, 'Wow, the jets are right next to my window.' I think they were remarking about safety."
I've probably wondered about the safest place to sit on the plane every time I have flown. But then again, I am a white dude and don't need to worry about this:
"At the end of the day, people got on and made comments they shouldn't have made on the airplane, and other people heard them," [AirTran spokesperson] Hutcheson said. "Other people heard them, misconstrued them. It just so happened these people were of Muslim faith and appearance. It escalated, it got out of hand and everyone took precautions."
Shorter AirTrain: Just keep your mouths shut, towelheads. Oh well, at least they didn't get shot in the head. Good thing aircrews aren't armed.
Update: AirTran issues fake apology:
We regret that the issue escalated to the heightened security level it did on New Year's Day, but we trust everyone understands that the security and the safety of our passengers is paramount and cannot be compromised.
Ergo, casual conversation might be a security threat if you look Muslim. Nothing in the statement apologizes for the crew being racist fucks.
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