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| Vlogger Adam Saleh 'kicked off' Delta Airlines flight | Vlogger Adam Saleh 'kicked off' Delta Airlines flight |
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| A well-known vlogger's post of his removal from a Delta Airlines flight has gone viral on social media. | A well-known vlogger's post of his removal from a Delta Airlines flight has gone viral on social media. |
| Adam Saleh told the BBC he was speaking to his mother in Arabic on the phone when he was asked to get off his London-New York flight. | |
| "This lady screamed, 'What is he saying?' and said she felt uncomfortable. The captain came and asked what happened. | "This lady screamed, 'What is he saying?' and said she felt uncomfortable. The captain came and asked what happened. |
| "I was so disgusted I took a video as I was being asked to leave. | "I was so disgusted I took a video as I was being asked to leave. |
| "Once we were off the plane, we were told it was because we were being loud. You don't just kick someone off for being loud!" | "Once we were off the plane, we were told it was because we were being loud. You don't just kick someone off for being loud!" |
| Mr Saleh's friend, Slim Albaher, who was also escorted off the plane, said: "I just froze. It was like something you'd only see in the movies." | |
| As someone who is well-known for carrying out pranks on YouTube, Adam Saleh's posts on social media were soon picked up. In just three hours there were more than 120,000 retweets and five million views on Facebook. | As someone who is well-known for carrying out pranks on YouTube, Adam Saleh's posts on social media were soon picked up. In just three hours there were more than 120,000 retweets and five million views on Facebook. |
| The hashtag #BoycottDelta was soon trending in London and his updates on Twitter were getting lots of retweets: | The hashtag #BoycottDelta was soon trending in London and his updates on Twitter were getting lots of retweets: |
| Delta Airlines has since released a statement confirming their removal: "Two customers were removed from this flight and later rebooked after a disturbance in the cabin resulted in more than 20 customers expressing their discomfort. | Delta Airlines has since released a statement confirming their removal: "Two customers were removed from this flight and later rebooked after a disturbance in the cabin resulted in more than 20 customers expressing their discomfort. |
| "We're conducting a full review to understand what transpired. We are taking allegations of discrimination very seriously. Our culture requires treating others with respect." | "We're conducting a full review to understand what transpired. We are taking allegations of discrimination very seriously. Our culture requires treating others with respect." |
| Compiled by Sherie Ryder, UGC and Social Media team | Compiled by Sherie Ryder, UGC and Social Media team |