A 50-something year
old Muslim man arrived at his seat on a crowded flight and immediately didn't
want the seat. The seat was next to an elderly white woman reading her Bible.
Disgusted, the Muslim
man immediately summoned the flight attendant and demanded a new seat. The man
said "I cannot sit here next to this infidel." The flight attendant
said "Let me see if I can find another seat."
After checking, she
returned and stated "There are no more seats in economy, but I will check
with my Cabin Manager and see if there is something in first class."
About 10 minutes went
by and the flight attendant returned and stated "Unfortunately she has
confirmed that there are no more seats in economy, but there is one available
seat in first class. It is our company policy to never move a person from
economy to first class, but being that it would be incorrect of us to force a
person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person, my Manager has agreed to make the
switch to first class."
Before the irate
Muslim man could say anything, the attendant gestured to the elderly woman and
said, "Therefore madam, if you would kindly gather your personal items, we
would like to move you to the comfort of first class as we do not want you to
sit next to an unpleasant person."
Passengers in the seats nearby began to applaud
while some gave a standing ovation.
