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Article: US airline apologises to Indian-origin Muslim family.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- January 3, 2009
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US airline apologises to Indian-origin Muslim family
Washington, Jan 3 (PTI) A US airline has apologised to members of an Indian-origin Muslim family including three children, who were off loaded from a plane after co-passengers overheard what they thought was a "suspicious" remark.
The family was not allowed to board the AirTran flight to Orlando from Washington after they were removed from the plane despite the FBI clearing them of any wrongdoing.
Kashif Irfan and his brother Atif, both Indian-Americans born in Detroit and based in Virginia, along with their wives, a sister and 3 children were removed from the filght before takeoff on Thursday ...