(KIRO) Two Muslim men are accusing Alaska Airlines of violating their civil rights when they were kicked off a flight for texting in Arabic.
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations stated this incident is another egregious example of “flying while Muslim.”
“Imagine being innocent, and then suddenly you became accused of being criminal,” said Abobakkr.
Abobakkr and his friend, Mohamad, said they were humiliated and discriminated against Feb. 17. They were sitting in first class on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco on a business trip.
“The most embarrassing thing was when the agent came in to [the] aircraft and had us stand up to leave with our bags. Everyone saw us as we were being removed,” Mohamad said.
