CAIR-Chicago In the Media About Muslim Family Kicked Off United Flight

On Sunday, March 20, a Muslim family with three young children was removed from a United Airlines flight before it took off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Washington D.C. CAIR-Chicago sent a letter to the airlines on behalf of the family demanding disciplinary measures against the staff involved, sensitivity training for crew members and a formal apology to the family kicked off the flight.

READ PRESS RELEASE >>

Watch Press Conference:

CNN: Muslim Family Seeks Apology from United Airlines "We are tired of Muslim-looking passengers being removed from flights for the flimsiest reasons," said CAIR-Chicago. WATCH VIDEO >>

Chicago Tribune: Muslim family kicked off flight demands apology from United Airlines Ahmed Rehab said other passengers around the family joined the disruption and said, "They did nothing wrong." READ ARTICLE >>

BuzzFeed: Muslim Woman Alleges United Airlines Kicked Her Family Off A Flight For "How We Look" "Security means securing passengers, not harassing and humiliating them," said Ahmed Rehab. READ ARTICLE >>

ABC News: Arab-American Family Says They Were Removed from Flight for Being Muslim "They felt singled-out and helpless," Renner Larson told ABC News. "We are tired of more and more of these instances." READ ARTICLE >>

DailyMail: Arab-American family SLAM United Airlines for kicking them off a plane 'because we are Muslim' READ ARTICLE >>

CBS 2: Muslim Family Booted from United Flight WATCH VIDEO >>

Fox32: Advocates for Muslim Family Demand Action WATCH VIDEO >>

ABC 7: Muslim Family Ordered Off Plane After Inquiring About Child Strap WATCH VIDEO >>

WBBM Radio: Group Says United Should Apologize For Removing Muslim Family From Flight LISTEN >>