Sikh musicians protest order to leave plane
Sikh musicians protest order to leave plane – Sacramento News
How can this still be happening in today’s society?
The musicians, who had performed in the Sacramento area as part of a U.S. tour, had passed through airport security with no problems and were already in their seats when a US Airways representative approached and asked them to get off, their attorney said Wednesday… Once off the plane, they were told, through a Punjabi translator on a telephone, that the pilot refused to take off with the men on board.
I’m not clear on this; if a person passes through security; the metal detectors, the X-ray of baggage, and any no-fly lists, they can still be removed? So if a narrow-minded pilot says “I don’t like how you look” he can reject you?
Don’t we have laws against this? Does the Civil Rights Act bar discrimination of this sort? It’s 2008, and after all that hoopla about a Passenger’s Bill of Rights, they can’t include this on the list?
This should be a non-partisan issue, but when Fox News (and that unbelievable jerk Peter King) focused on the ‘flying imams’ case, there was a rush by Republicans to legalize this drek. It’s as if they’re trying to repel voters like me.
I’d boycott United Airlines, but it seems this happens on others as well.
Sulayman
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