{"id":10207,"date":"2016-04-15T15:39:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T19:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=10207"},"modified":"2016-04-15T15:39:44","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T19:39:44","slug":"racial-profiling-eritrean-passenger-ejected-off-flight-considers-legal-action-against-easyjet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/10207","title":{"rendered":"Racial Profiling: Eritrean Passenger Ejected off Flight Considers Legal Action Against EasyJet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-10208 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp-220x165.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Easyjet_a319_interior_in_flight_arp.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A 34-year-old man of Eritrean descent is considering legal action after being sent off an EasyJet flight by armed guards because a fellow passenger did not feel safe with his presence aboard.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.obv.org.uk\/news-blogs\/yemane-tesfagiorgis-airline-s-racial-profiling\">Meghary Yemane-Tesfagiorgis<\/a> of North London, the incident, which he describes as &#8220;racial profiling,&#8221; happened on March 29th.<\/p>\n<p>Yemane-Tesfagiorgis was heading back to London Gatwick from Rome&#8217;s Fiumicino airport. While waiting for the plane to take off, the captain suddenly asked him to exit the flight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was asked to leave the plane by the captain, when I asked why? He explained: &#8216;A fellow passenger has stated that she does not feel safe with you on board,\u201d Yemane-Tesfagiorgis revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/338817-eritrean-easyjet-racial-profiling\/#.VwgcHH4UP1U.facebook\">indicate<\/a> that armed Italian officers walked Yemane-Tesfagiorgis off the plane to the airport&#8217;s police station following the captain&#8217;s message.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was subjected to further questioning and intimidation by the Italian authorities before being left in the airport for a further 15 or so hours,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>EasyJet confirmed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/04\/06\/man-escorted-from-easyjet-flight-after-passenger-said-she-did-no\/\">the incident<\/a> in a press release. &#8220;Mr. Yemane-Tesfagiorgis was questioned by the authorities as a result of another passenger reporting concerns about his behavior, &#8221; the company said. &#8220;The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority and airlines have to take any security-related concerns seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yemane-Tesfagiorgis, who said he felt violated by the incident, is now seeking legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was racial profiling. If she feels uncomfortable, she should get off the plane&#8230; It\u2019s not about me and EasyJet. It is way bigger than that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 34-year-old man of Eritrean descent is considering legal action after being sent off an EasyJet flight by armed guards because a fellow passenger did not feel safe with his presence aboard. 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