Khan denied the airline’s claims, saying he immediately turned his phone off when he was asked by a flight attendant. 18, American Airlines Flight 700, with service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), returned to the gate to deplane two customers who reportedly refused to comply with repeated crew member requests to stow luggage, place cell phones in airplane mode and adhere to federal face-covering requirements."
The airline said in a statement: “Prior to takeoff on Sept.
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When asked if he believed he was deplaned due to his skin color, Khan responded with, “I’m not saying that but I think it might have something to do with that.”ĪA’s response: American Airlines stated that Khan and his companion were removed from the plane after they allegedly refused to comply with requests made by airline staff, reported USA Today. The former unified light-welterweight world champion added that while he hopes he’s wrong in his assumptions, he maintained that he “had done nothing wrong. We felt like we had done something wrong, the way we were dragged out the plane,” he said. Khan, who was born in Bolton to Pakistani parents, told Sky News that it was embarrassing for “two Asian boys that sat in the front” to be “picked on” as it was “a week after 9/11.” 18 while on the way to a training camp in Colorado, reported The Guardian. Khan’s claims: The 34-year-old British boxer and his companion were removed from Flight 700 at Newark Liberty International Airport en route to Dallas-Fort Worth on Sept. Professional boxer Amir Khan said he and a colleague were removed last week from an American Airlines flight in the U.S.
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