Betapapun kita mengeritik ajaran Islam, kelakuan orang kafir seperti ini tetap
kudu disalahkan., karena memang salah..
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'Safest' seat remarks get Muslim family kicked off plane
* Story Highlights
* Man says Muslim family taken off flight after discussion over safest
place to sit
* Atif Irfan claims FBI cleared family of wrongdoing, but AirTran wouldn't
let them fly
* AirTran says it acted properly, complied with all federal directives
* Irfan says family owed an apology, may pursue a civil rights lawsuit
By Mike M. Ahlers
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Muslim family removed from an airliner Thursday after
passengers became concerned about their conversation say AirTran officials
refused to rebook them, even after FBI investigators cleared them of wrongdoing.
Atif Irfan said federal authorities removed eight members of his extended
family and a friend after passengers heard them discussing the safest place to
sit and misconstrued the nature of the conversation.
Irfan, a U.S. citizen and tax attorney, said he was "impressed with the
professionalism" of the FBI agents who questioned him, but said he felt
mistreated when the airline refused to book the family for a later flight.
AirTran Airways late Thursday said they acted properly and that the family was
offered full refunds and can fly with AirTran again.
"AirTran Airways complied with all TSA, law enforcement and Homeland Security
directives and had no discretion in the matter," the company said in a prepared
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Family members said FBI agents tried to work it out with the airline, but to no
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"The FBI agents actually cleared our names," said Inayet Sahin, Irfan's
sister-in-law. "They went on our behalf and spoke to the airlines and said,
'There is no suspicious activity here. They are clear. Please let them get on a
flight so they can go on their vacation,' and they still refused."
"The airline told us that we can't fly their airline," Irfan said.
The dispute occurred about 1 p.m. Thursday as AirTran flight 175 was preparing
for takeoff from Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C., on a
flight destined for Orlando, Florida.
Atif Irfan, his brother, their wives, a sister and three children were headed
to Orlando to meet with family and attend a religious conference.
"The conversation, as we were walking through the plane trying to find our
seats, was just about where the safest place in an airplane is," Sahin said.
"We were (discussing whether it was safest to sit near) the wing, or the engine
or the back or the front, but that's it. We didn't say anything else that would
raise any suspicion." VideoWatch Muslims recount how they were kicked off plane
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The conversation did not contain the words "bomb," "explosion," "terror" or
other words that might have aroused suspicion, Irfan said.
"When we were talking, when we turned around, I noticed a couple of girls kind
of snapped their heads," said Sobia Ijaz, Irfan's wife. "I kind of thought to
myself, 'Oh, you know, maybe they're going to say something.' It didn't occur
to me that they were going to make it such a big issue."
Some time later, while the plane was still at the gate, an FBI agent boarded
the plane and asked Irfan and his wife to leave the plane. The rest of the
family was removed 15 or 20 minutes later, along with a family friend, Abdul
Aziz, a Library of Congress attorney and family friend who was coincidentally
taking the same flight and had been seen talking to the family.
After the FBI interviewed family members, it released them, Irfan said.
AirTran spokesman Tad Hutcheson said the incident began when some passengers
reported hearing suspicious remarks by a woman and alerted flight attendants.
Two federal air marshals, who were on board the flight, notified law
enforcement about the security-related issue, AirTran said.
After the family and Aziz were taken for questioning, the remaining 95
passengers were taken off of the plane and rescreened, along with the crew and
the baggage, AirTran said.
Irfan said he believes his family is owed an apology.
"Really, at the end of the day, we're not out here looking for money. I'm an
attorney. I know how the court system works. We're basically looking for
someone to say... 'We're apologizing for treating you as second-class
citizens.'"
"We are proud Americans," Sahin said. "You know we decided to have our children
and raise them here. We can very easily go anywhere we want in the world, but
you know we love it here and we're not going to go away, no matter what."
Aziz said there is a "very strong possibility" he will pursue a civil rights
lawsuit.
"I guess it's just a situation of guilt by association," Aziz said. "They see
one Muslim talking to another Muslim and they automatically assume something
wrong is going on."
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