The incident occurred during a flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid. In response, the company initiated a “thorough research.”
The Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations (DAIA) He denounced a “serious act of anti -Semitism” that occurred on a flight from the Spanish airline Iberia, where Jewish passengers who had requested Kosher menus received trays with “Free Palestine” messages.
In detail, the incident occurred on flight IB0102, which departed on Monday from Buenos Aires to Madrid, according to the DAIA. Following what happened, Iberia issued a statement where he recognized what was reported and indicated the beginning of “A thorough investigation, both internally and with the external providers responsible for catering, with the aim of clarifying what happened.”
The episode takes place amid the resurgence of the conflict in Gaza Strip, where more than 100 humanitarian organizations launched a warning about the critical situation that crosses the region, where – according to denounce – the massive hunger not only affect the civilian population, but also the own Assistance workers.
The details of the message in favor of Palestine on the flight of Iberia
During the flight, which landed on Tuesday in Madrid, one of the passengers received the food with the message “Free Palestine” Written with black marker On one of the labels, according to the DAIA. The delegation also spread the image through its website.
“Other Jewish passengers also received trays with the initials ‘FP’,” added the organizationwhich established “contact with the airline authorities to demand immediate explanations and actions” about what it defined as a “discriminatory act”.
Iberia’s answer
Iberia issued a statement to what happened, where he recognized the incident and informed that he opened “A thorough investigation, both internally and with the external providers responsible for catering, with the aim of clarifying what happened.”
“During the journey several passengers who had requested food Kosher denounced that in their trays made messages in favor of Palestine. Iberia’s crew documented what happened and got involved to serve those affected, ” The airline explained.
In addition, they detailed that “the commander personally approached apologize on behalf of the airline. “
Along these lines, the airline said that “the behaviors of these characteristics are unacceptable and contrary to the values of respect and inclusion that are an essential part of the identity” of the company, and said that It will adopt “all measures that are relevant” once the investigation has been completed.
Source: Ambito
