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| Famous YouTuber Adam Saleh ‘kicked off’ Delta Airlines plane ‘for speaking Arabic’ | Famous YouTuber Adam Saleh ‘kicked off’ Delta Airlines plane ‘for speaking Arabic’ |
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| Popular American YouTube entertainer Adam Saleh claims he was thrown off a Delta Airlines flight for speaking in Arabic while on the phone to his mother. The airline has said it is conducting a "full review" of the incident. | Popular American YouTube entertainer Adam Saleh claims he was thrown off a Delta Airlines flight for speaking in Arabic while on the phone to his mother. The airline has said it is conducting a "full review" of the incident. |
| Saleh, who has 2.2 million subscribers to his YouTube channel known for its viral prank videos, recorded the moment he was escorted from the plane by security staff on Wednesday, while a number of white passengers waved and shouted “good bye.” | Saleh, who has 2.2 million subscribers to his YouTube channel known for its viral prank videos, recorded the moment he was escorted from the plane by security staff on Wednesday, while a number of white passengers waved and shouted “good bye.” |
| “We spoke a different language on the plane and now we’re getting kicked out,” Saleh said as he panned the camera around the aircraft, which was due to fly from Heathrow Airport in London to New York. | “We spoke a different language on the plane and now we’re getting kicked out,” Saleh said as he panned the camera around the aircraft, which was due to fly from Heathrow Airport in London to New York. |
| “This is 2016. Delta Airlines is kicking us out because we spoke a different language. You guys are racist. I spoke a word in a different language and you guys feel uncomfortable?” he continued. “I’m about to cry right now seriously because I said a word in a different language and there’s six white people against us bearded men?” | “This is 2016. Delta Airlines is kicking us out because we spoke a different language. You guys are racist. I spoke a word in a different language and you guys feel uncomfortable?” he continued. “I’m about to cry right now seriously because I said a word in a different language and there’s six white people against us bearded men?” |
| After being ejected from the aircraft, Saleh was seen breaking down in the airport as he explained his disbelief at the situation in a video which has been viewed almost 131,000 times. | After being ejected from the aircraft, Saleh was seen breaking down in the airport as he explained his disbelief at the situation in a video which has been viewed almost 131,000 times. |
| The YouTube star posted updates on his attempts to reach his family in New York and is now on board a flight with a different airline to reach his final destination. | The YouTube star posted updates on his attempts to reach his family in New York and is now on board a flight with a different airline to reach his final destination. |
| In a statement, the airline said a “full review” is being conducted after “discomfort” was expressed by more than 20 customers. | In a statement, the airline said a “full review” is being conducted after “discomfort” was expressed by more than 20 customers. |
| READ MORE: Muslim man ordered to leave plane for making attendant ‘uncomfortable’ | READ MORE: Muslim man ordered to leave plane for making attendant ‘uncomfortable’ |
| “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,” the airline said. “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.” | “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,” the airline said. “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.” |
| The hashtag “boycottdelta” began trending on Twitter as a result with numerous social media users expressing their outrage, while others highlighted how it’s not the first time Muslims have been thrown off a Delta flight. | The hashtag “boycottdelta” began trending on Twitter as a result with numerous social media users expressing their outrage, while others highlighted how it’s not the first time Muslims have been thrown off a Delta flight. |
| In August, a Muslim couple was also thrown off a Delta plane for “sweating” and saying the word “Allah” before the aircraft was due to fly back to Cincinnati from Paris. | In August, a Muslim couple was also thrown off a Delta plane for “sweating” and saying the word “Allah” before the aircraft was due to fly back to Cincinnati from Paris. |
| Saleh, who has previously described himself as a “professional idiot,” was criticized last week for pretending to squeeze himself into a suitcase in a bid to be smuggled on a plane from Melbourne to Sydney. Airport authorities were able to prove the video was a hoax, however. | Saleh, who has previously described himself as a “professional idiot,” was criticized last week for pretending to squeeze himself into a suitcase in a bid to be smuggled on a plane from Melbourne to Sydney. Airport authorities were able to prove the video was a hoax, however. |
| Melbourne Airport described it as a “publicity stunt”, adding that such a move “promotes behaviors that are dangerous and life threatening.” | |
| Saleh has also been previously criticised for carrying out a number of in-flight pranks flights, including earlier this year in a video titled "Counting down in Arabic on a plane experiment." | |
| What would ever happen if we count down on a plane... in Arabic," Saleh asks, describing it as a "social experiment." |