Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Arab T-shirt cost the airline 240 thousand dollars.

The man, who demanded to cover T-shirt with the Arab vyazyu in front of the plane, received compensation in the amount of 240 thousand dollars, reports AFP. The money had been paid by the American administration on transport security and the airline JetBlue Airways.
The incident brought the U.S. citizen Raed Zheraru (Raed Jarrar) almost a quarter of a million dollars, occurred in 2006 at JFK airport in New York. Before boarding an aircraft company JetBlue Airways he was arrested and asked to withdraw the T-shirt, which in Arabic was written "We will not keep silent." As the representative of the American Civil Liberties Union, Zheraru stated that enter into a T-shirt in the plane "is the same as the bank enter into a T-shirt with the inscription" I'm the robber. "
The man obeyed the requirements of airlines and the security services and put on top of criticism caused shirts clothing provided by JetBlue Airways. As such Zherara allowed on board, but changed his position in front of the plane into the tail.
T-shirt is not the first time become an obstacle for the flights. In June 2008, Heathrow airport officials threatened to arrest the passenger, if it does not change T-shirt depicting characters from the film "Transformers." In the view of the security services, such clothing insult other passengers.

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