PARIS: Delta Air Lines was on Friday fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation to settle allegations it discriminated against three Muslim passengers who were ordered off their planes. In its consent order, the department said it found Delta “engaged in discriminatory conduct” and violated anti-discrimination laws when it removed the three passengers. In one incident on July 26, 2016, a Muslim couple were removed from Delta Flight 229 at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after a passenger told a flight attendant their behaviour made her “very uncomfortable and nervous”. “Mrs X” was wearing a head scarf and the passenger said “Mr X” had inserted something into his watch. The flight attendant said she saw Mr X texting on his cell phone using the word “Allah” several times.

Source: Pakistan Today January 25, 2020 12:22 UTC