tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post115641675915182862..comments2024-03-28T22:59:15.275+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: 12 passengers arrested after diverted Northwest flight lands :: Hot Airsecretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156722115285013962006-08-28T03:41:00.000+04:002006-08-28T03:41:00.000+04:00"racial profiling"...it only got worse now, its be..."racial profiling"...it only got worse now, its been happening for along time..so there is nothing new really.<BR/>Shame on L.A airport..and to anon who thinks there is more to the story, I really doubt it.<BR/>To be vigilant is something..but to be racist and totally out of line with a man who have three little ones is just sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156577177553492622006-08-26T11:26:00.000+04:002006-08-26T11:26:00.000+04:00"...Quote: 'A number of them behaved, in the opini..."...Quote: 'A number of them behaved, in the opinion of the crew, in a suspicious manner.'<BR/><BR/>...the pilot radioed for help, and police arrested 12 passengers... <BR/><BR/>..taken off the plane in handcuffs... <BR/><BR/>...the pilot radioed...and asked for an escort of jet fighters...<BR/><BR/>...The flight was canceled until Thursday...the passengers were put up in hotels..."<BR/><BR/>Oh, the unbelievable ignorance of the Dutch! So many humiliated, just because of their ethnic origin/colour of skin/language/religion. And hundreds seriously inconvenienced by the cancellation of their flight. All because of racial profiling. Handcuffing innocent people.<BR/><BR/>Next they'll be arresting people just for listening to mp3 players (only if they're Arabs or Muslims, of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156574173858788572006-08-26T10:36:00.000+04:002006-08-26T10:36:00.000+04:00Thank heavens they're not that strict here in the ...Thank heavens they're not that strict here in the UAE. You can forget quite a few things related to your visa, and they'll never cancel it...what is i49 anyway? Must be a useless piece of paper. And what good is stamping it gonna do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156453761054092072006-08-25T01:09:00.000+04:002006-08-25T01:09:00.000+04:00US visa cancellation is almost standard procedure....US visa cancellation is almost standard procedure. I know someone who visa was cancelled because he forgot to stamp the i49 form on his way out the last time he was there...moryartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947593768240856478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156447923444800232006-08-24T23:32:00.000+04:002006-08-24T23:32:00.000+04:00The UAE national student had his visa cancelled. ...The UAE national student had his visa cancelled. So I would have to think that there had to be more to this story, than what is in the Gulf News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156446694474449762006-08-24T23:11:00.000+04:002006-08-24T23:11:00.000+04:00this kind of treatment saddens me :/what can we do...this kind of treatment saddens me :/<BR/><BR/>what can we do to stop it?Arabizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703809874434378434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156418790576700012006-08-24T15:26:00.000+04:002006-08-24T15:26:00.000+04:00Have they heard of "flight mode"? Most cell phones...Have they heard of "flight mode"? Most cell phones today with mp3 players built in have flight modes so that you can listen to the music while flying. God forbid I should be using mine next time. Might get arrested ey? Come to think of it, my other mp3 player, which is a bit larger than the normal ones, could be mistaken for a wired bomb. Go figure!Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com