Two Muslim American YouTube stars were escorted off a US airline in London after several British passengers complained when one of them spoke Arabic to his mother on the phone.
Adam Saleh, 23, an Internet personality, and his friend Slim Albaher, 22, were returning home to New York City on Wednesday when they were asked by the captain of the Delta flight to leave the plane at Heathrow Airport.
He said several passengers voiced their support for Saleh while others approved of his removal from the plane. The passengers who were on the flight when it landed in New York confirmed the men’s story.
Saleh posted a video of the incident on Twitter. The news was met on social media with anger at the airline industry.
“You guys are racist. I cannot believe my eyes,” Saleh shouts in the video as he describes the confrontation. “Six white people against us bearded men.”
“This is 2016. 2016. Look, Delta Air Lines are kicking us out because we spoke a…