Irrational fear and xenophobia has led to several incidents of people refusing to fly on flights with passengers who are perceived to be Arab or Muslim, In the past, passengers with an irrational fear of autistic children have demanded parents and children leave the plane. In all instances, the irrational demands were met and the victims of xenophobia and prejudice were forced to take a later flight.
We ask the Federal Aviation Administration which regulates domestic airlines to require airlines to insist that complaining passengers take a later flight if they are fearful. If the people they object to have cleared airport security screening and have done nothing or said nothing objectionable and the only objection to their flight is their status, they must be allowed to board.