A JetBlue passenger traveling to Las Vegas alleges he faced anti-Semitic comments from airline staff.
A man declared JetBlue employees displayed antisemitic behavior after a flight attendant wearing a "Free Palestine" pin behaved rudely towards him.
Paul Faust, a 54-year-old from Parkland, Florida, was on a flight to Las Vegas on April 28 when he spotted a flight attendant donning several pins on her uniform. He chose not to object to the Palestine-related pin, sporting a Palestinian flag.
Later on, when the flight attendant began distributing beverages, she opted to transfer the "Free Palestine" pin from her uniform to her apron. Other pins, including a "Black Lives Matter" one, remained on her uniform.
Faust, whose skin showcased a Jewish-themed tattoo, considered it provocative that the flight attendant moved the "Free Palestine" pin to the apron intentionally.
Faust chatted to a supervisor and recommended that the attendant with the pin be addressed after their landing at Harry Reid International Airport. His intention being to avert any conflict.
"Just talk about how it was possibly a little insensitive, it made me feel a bit uneasy," Faust reportedly told the in-flight supervisor.
Radical Action by Airlines
However, when the aircraft landed, an airline representative swooped in on Faust at the terminal and claimed he was calling the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) because Faust supposedly instigated a fuss on the flight.
The rep demanded Faust reproduce an ID. Faust, adamant that the accusations were deceitful, declined to present his ID and left the airport.
The following day, Faust found out he was expelled by the airlines for the pre-scheduled return flight. An employee stated it resulted from the disturbance he allegedly caused on the April 28 trip.
The internal record of the accident also highlighted a purported taunt by the flight attendant about Faust asserting, "everyone should go to Gaza so they can be killed."
Faust proclaimed he never conversed with the flight attendant. He was talking with another Jewish passenger, Rachelle Almagor, about Israel-related concerns.
Almagor also reportedly disclosed she was solicited for ID at the terminal. She was unsettled by the occurrence and chose not to fly back to Florida on JetBlue.
She hopes the responsible flight attendant gets terminated. "My daughter lost her best friend in Gaza. He was arrested and executed. So, it was really uneasy for me to encounter that Free Palestine pin," Almagor revealed to DailyMail.com.
Faust journeyed back to Florida on a separate airline and classified the situation as blatant antisemitism. "Not a good look JetBlue," the New York Post added.
He dispatched an email to JetBlue's CEO and uploaded two videos about the situation on social media.
JetBlue Analyzing, Reducing Policies
JetBlue documented this week it's scrutinizing the allegations.
JetBlue upholds no bigotry, and we adhere to providing a reverent and cordial milieu for all our travelers and crewmembers. We are carefully appraising our crewmembers' actions. We'll administer suitable measures upon completion of our investigation if there's non-conformance with JetBlue policies.
JetBlue professed they rendered an apology to Faust, who is a member of their frequent flyer system.
JetBlue is also revising their pin policy. "We have revised our uniform policy to clarify that in the aircraft isn't the correct location for crewmembers to advocate for standpoints on specific issues or political themes. From now on, just crewmembers will be facilitated to pin on approved or business-issued JetBlue pins," the statement wrapped up.
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