The NY Times reports on CAIR’s case against US Airways:
Nihad Awad, executive director of the Islamic advocacy group, said this was hardly the first time Muslims had encountered problems with stereotyping by the airline. “We seem to have received more complaints against US Airways” than other carriers, Mr. Awad said in an interview. Those complaints have come from Muslim employees and passengers alike, he said.
Everything I’ve read on the story of the Muslim imans who were removed from a recent US Airways flight leads me to believe that the airline took the appropriate precautions given passenger complaints and flight crew concerns. Yet CAIR is singling out US Airways for criticism. Would CAIR prefer that US Airways ignore suspicious activity just because the suspicious people are Muslim? Apparently so. Wouldn’t you classify this behavior as suspicious:
Detailed accounts of the incident varied. Witnesses, including a number of passengers and US Airways employees, said they heard some of the men making anti-American remarks and chanting “Allah,” first as they boarded the plane and then when led off, Mr. Hogan said.
As a frequent flier who logs more than 100,000 miles a year, I am more likely to pick US Airways for future flights after this incident. It shows that they are not willing to compromise the security of their passengers even if it means risking some negative press.
