 Re: Yeah ... airline \"security\" is A-OK!
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Besides, why would he get a refund, an the other carrier (unnamed) got him to Israel.
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He would be due a refund because he was refused service, unless they arranged the other air travel. Highly unlikely, for 2 reasons:
1) The story says he "lost $1500" implying that he got no services for that money
2) It would sound something like this "Hello _____ Airline this is So and So at El Al, we have a guy that we will not allow to board because we feel he is a security threat, will you take him?"
Other reason's to question this story's authenticity:
1) Salon.com (but then that’s a discussion for the LAV)
2) A man of Palestinian decent flying on a Jewish Airline
3) "Speaks perfect English without an accent"; "Israeli controlled Palestine"; "When he protested they called the cops"; "Fearful of attempting the trip again"; "He lost the full price of his ticket ($1500)" Are all sensationalized details intended to arouse anger at El Al
4) If an American citizen had been denied boarding and "lost" his $1500 based on racial profiling, he would have been in a lawyer’s office filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit for civil rights and a half dozen other things just as fast as he could get there.
5) Where’s the major news coverage? ABC, NBC, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CBS?
just my .02 |