In an incident of alleged racial discrimination, Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot forced five Asian-American passengers to fly to Delhi instead of New York because of their skin colour. According to Independent report, Aeroflot staff warned the US citizens, all of south Asian descent, they would be “deported” to India if they refused to deplane. The passengers were allegedly told that there were no available seats on alternative flights and they would not be provided with any accommodation in Moscow. I have videos and testimonials from passengers to prove these incidents," Agrawal said in a Facebook post. After arrival in New Delhi, no Aeroflot representative was available to help them either and they were forced to book a flight on Qatar Airways.

Source: dna March 28, 2018 03:00 UTC