Two Muslim men claim they were racially profiled and forced off an American Airlines flight for using a bathroom — and flushing twice — before takeoff.
Two Muslim men from the Dallas area claimed Thursday they were racially profiled and forced off an Alabama-to-Texas flight from because one of them was deemed suspicious for using a bathroom — and flushing twice — before takeoff.
The men said they were initially told it was a general security concern before an FBI agent specifically informed them that Abdallah had raised concern by using the toilet on the plane. "American and all of its regional partners have an obligation to take safety and security concerns raised by crew members and passengers seriously. All customers on Flight 5886 were rebooked on the next flight to DFW."
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