From the airline they ensure that the decision was motivated by “a highly conflictive attitude” of minors.
A group of more than 50 Jewish French young people They were disembarked from a flight that departed from Spain by “indisciplined behavior“Although some parents denounced that it was a “Anti -Semitic Act”. The Vueling airline denied that in its reports that the decision was related to the religion of the passengers and explained that One of the minors was manipulating the emergency equipment and were interrupting the crew safety demonstration.
Through a statement, the airline said that adolescents, among 10 and 15 yearsthey adopted “a highly conflicting attitude, putting the development of the flight at risk.” In detail, 44 minors and eight adults from flight V8166 were retired.
“Despite multiple notices, inappropriate behavior persisted, what forced the immediate activation of the established security protocols. The crew, acting with total professionalism and according to the resounding procedures, requested the intervention of the Civil Guard that, after evaluating the situation, proceeded to the group’s landing”, Explained the airline. After the decision of the landing, one of the members of the group was arrested since” the behavior continued to be aggressive. “
“We resounding any statement that Relocate the decision of our crew with the religious affiliation of the passengers involved“The statement said.
Strong complaints against the Vueling airline
Despite the clarification of the airline, Israeli media reported that the decision was motivated by religious reasons, since the whole group was Jewish.
The Minister of Affairs of the Diaspora and Fight against anti -Semitism, Amichai Chiklisaid that the children, members of the Jewish summer camp Kinneret Club, sang songs in Hebrew on the plane and added that the director of the camp was arrested In a serious anti -Semitic incidentaccording to The Jerusalem Post.
For his part, a Civil Guard spokesman of Spain said The agents who participated in the operation were not aware of the group’s religious affiliation. In addition, they added that one of the group’s coordinators was arrested “because he refused to get off the plane
A video that circulated on social networks showed how the woman was arrested while the agents handcuffed her on the ground.
The parents of some of the young people refuted the version of the Civil Guard and said that the group was rebuked by the Crew because one of the boys sang in Hebrew.
The children were “calm” when the Civil Guard arrived, said Karine Lamy, mother of one of the teenagers, denouncing “an anti -Semitic act.”
Source: Ambito
