Muslim men blame racial profiling for flight cancellation (BBC)

Two Muslim men in the US have demanded an investigation after they say they were subjected to racial and religious profiling on a flight home to Dallas.

Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah allege their flight was cancelled because crew members did not feel comfortable flying with the men.

“It was the most humiliating day of my life,” Mr Abdallah told reporters.

An American Airlines statement said “concerns raised by a crew member and a passenger” forced the cancellation. Read more