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AirTran Removes Muslim Family from Plane

HeadlineJan 05, 2009

The airliner AirTran has issued an apology to nine members of a Muslim family who were removed from their plane and questioned by the FBI on New Year’s Day. AirTran refused to rebook the family even after FBI agents said they had done nothing wrong. The nine passengers were flying from Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. to Orlando, Florida.

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