Originally Posted by
Fishfreighter
If the Capt. really removed them because the other passengers were uncomfortable, he should have removed the "other" passengers. Booting these gents is simply redneck racism at its worst.
Id say rednecks are pretty scarce in New York, but when there is a "Muslim" on the plane...try telling a New Yorker there is nothing to worry about.
Why do you think they were attending a conference about the fear of Islam? Because after 9/11 that's just how people are