Aer Lingus praised for removing a passenger over ‘abusive behaviour towards Muslims’

The incident happened on the  3.30am flight from Dublin to Berlin on Sunday.

An abusive and disruptive passenger was removed from an Aer Lingus flight over the weekend after showing abusive behaviour against two other Muslim passengers. Khalid Wafiq Kamel was on the 3.30am flight from Dublin to Berlin on Sunday, and posted the experience on his Facebook page. "Before taking off, a passenger showed an abusive behaviour against two other Muslim passengers. The crew reacted promptly to stop him, and the offending passenger was removed from the flight", he says. Khalid added: "I would like to send a special Thank You to Captain O'Shea and the rest of the crew for making my day. As a Muslim, I felt safe and respected being in Ireland and on Aer Lingus. As one of the crew said 'We are all equal'. Thank you Aer Lingus". Aer Lingus have commented under the post saying "Thanks for your kind words, Khalid. We're so sorry to hear that this took place but we're glad that the crew handled the situation well. We look forward to welcoming you on board a flight again in the near future. Other comments on the post, included below, have been quick to praise the airline for their stance on the issue. "If more people stood up to racist abuse we would have a happier n better world! Well done Aer Lingus crew!" and "Well done Are Lingus. There is no place for racial hate in Ireland" are just two of the most popular remarks.