Grace Wain, 14, from Scotland
Is this the beginning of racial profiling of caucasians?
[From article]
“Grace was a bit tired and hot and bothered. She was cuddling into her mum in the line,” father Paul Wain told the UK Mirror.
“One of the Etihad check-in girls then made the decision that she wasn’t fit to fly based on the fact she was pale in color and was leaning against her mum.”
Wain had reportedly been saving up for the exotic vacation for years and the entire family became distraught at the prospect of missing their once-in-a-lifetime trip. After an airport paramedic performed a check-up and deemed Grace fit to fly, the Etihad staff still demanded that the Wains produce a doctor’s letter to confirm that Grace was well enough for the trip to Abu Dhabi.
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“I told them, ‘We live in Scotland.’ She is a redhead and she has a pale complexion. That’s just the way she is,” Paul Wain said.
Just two hours before the Wains’ flight was scheduled to depart, they were able to obtain a letter from the family practitioner, at which point they were allowed to board.
Paul Wain suspects the holdup had nothing to do with whether his daughter was healthy enough to fly but believes Etihad was trying to ground certain passengers due to an oversold cabin.
But the family’s ordeal did not end when they arrived in the Maldives. Etihad lost both parents’ luggage — and couldn’t deliver it for three days.
http://nypost.com/2015/07/14/airline-stops-redhead-from-boarding-due-to-white-sickly-skin/
Airline stops redhead from boarding due to white ‘sickly’ skin
By Fox News
July 14, 2015 | 3:11pm
