Muslim American ... kicked off Delta flight for speaking Arabic

[jimnyc]

I have a suspicion that there was more to it, based on his own previous actions and history. And if not, well then Karma is a bitch. Maybe folks recognize him from his antics? Tough shit on him.

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Muslim American YouTube star says he was kicked off Delta flight for speaking Arabic

A Muslim American YouTube star known for his viral video pranks said he and his friend were removed from a Delta Air Lines flight in London on Wednesday after passengers complained about their presence shortly before takeoff.

Adam Saleh posted cellphone video footage of himself and his friend, Slim Albaher, being escorted off the plane on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. Saleh claims several passengers alerted the captain that they felt uncomfortable when he spoke Arabic while making a phone call to his mother before the New York City-bound flight took off.

“We’re getting kicked out because we spoke a different language,” Saleh says in the video posted to YouTube. “This is 2016. Delta Air Lines are kicking us out because we spoke a different language.”

Delta confirmed that two passengers had been removed after “a disturbance in the cabin resulted in more than 20 customers expressing their discomfort.” The airline said it is reviewing the incident.

“We are taking allegations of discrimination very seriously,” Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said in a statement. “Our culture requires treating others with respect.”

A spokeswoman for London’s Metropolitan Police told the New York Times that two passengers had been removed from the flight but that they “didn’t do anything lawfully wrong” and were not arrested.

On Twitter, Saleh said they subsequently boarded a flight on a different airline and had to go through security a second time. The pair were due to land in New York City late Wednesday afternoon.

Saleh’s video drew an immediate reaction on social media. Some Twitter users condemned the airline, while others remained skeptical given the alleged victims’ history of hoaxes, some involving planes.

In one recent stunt, Saleh claimed that with help from friends, he squeezed into a suitcase that they checked on a flight from Melbourne, Australia, to Sydney. After the airline, Tigerair, posted a statement debunking Saleh’s self-smuggling claim, the vlogger admitted the video was faked.

In another episode this year, Saleh — a 23-year-old who describes himself as a “professional idiot” — filmed himself on a different flight for a “prank” he titled “Counting Down in Arabic on a Plane Experiment!“

https://www.yahoo.com/news/muslim-am...195413447.html

[jimnyc]

My suspicions look to be correct. It appears they were gearing up to do another one of his "pranks".

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REPORT: Passengers on Delta Flight Disputing Adam Saleh’s Story About Phone Call
Someone else on the same Delta flight as YouTube prankster/hoaxer Adam Saleh told a reporter Wednesday that those on the plane say he did not make a phone call to his mother, supposedly the reason Saleh was booted from the flight.

Saleh’s video of the incident went viral Wednesday, along with his claim that he was kicked out “because I spoke Arabic to my mom on the phone.” Shortly afterwards, however, others pointed out that Saleh had a history of making videos about fake anti-Muslim racial profiling incidents and prank videos about planes in particular:



In a “small world” moment, veteran journalist and former CNN host Soledad O’Brien tweeted Wednesday morning that she actually knew someone who was on the flight, who provided her with some background.

O’Brien’s source told her that the Delta flight attendants were made aware that Saleh was a YouTube prankster.

Moreover, the source also told O’Brien that those aboard the flight were disputing the claim that he made a phone call to his mother, as Saleh claims in the video

UPDATE 7:11 p.m. EST: Delta has issued a follow-up statement obtained by Mediaite’s sister site LawNewz finding that Saleh was being disruptive:

Based on the information collected to date, it appears the customers who were removed sought to disrupt the cabin with provocative behavior, including shouting. This type of conduct is not welcome on any Delta flight.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/repor...ut-phone-call/

[Gunny]

My suspicions look to be correct. It appears they were gearing up to do another one of his "pranks".

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REPORT: Passengers on Delta Flight Disputing Adam Saleh’s Story About Phone Call
Someone else on the same Delta flight as YouTube prankster/hoaxer Adam Saleh told a reporter Wednesday that those on the plane say he did not make a phone call to his mother, supposedly the reason Saleh was booted from the flight.

Saleh’s video of the incident went viral Wednesday, along with his claim that he was kicked out “because I spoke Arabic to my mom on the phone.” Shortly afterwards, however, others pointed out that Saleh had a history of making videos about fake anti-Muslim racial profiling incidents and prank videos about planes in particular:



In a “small world” moment, veteran journalist and former CNN host Soledad O’Brien tweeted Wednesday morning that she actually knew someone who was on the flight, who provided her with some background.

O’Brien’s source told her that the Delta flight attendants were made aware that Saleh was a YouTube prankster.

Moreover, the source also told O’Brien that those aboard the flight were disputing the claim that he made a phone call to his mother, as Saleh claims in the video

UPDATE 7:11 p.m. EST: Delta has issued a follow-up statement obtained by Mediaite’s sister site LawNewz finding that Saleh was being disruptive:

Based on the information collected to date, it appears the customers who were removed sought to disrupt the cabin with provocative behavior, including shouting. This type of conduct is not welcome on any Delta flight.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/repor...ut-phone-call/

Clue for a-hole: Don't speak Arabic on the plane. I'd be watching every breath you took and just waiting on you to screw up. And my idea of the mile high club ain't yours. We'd be checking your flight status most ricky tick.

[Elessar]

An attention-grabber that might need to tread lightly.

[Gunny]

An attention-grabber that might need to tread lightly.

Around me? You can bet your ass. I'm paranoid in cruise mode. You get Arabs around me and I'm looking for weapons.