In Australia-Ah Nehs accuse Jetstar of 'racism' after being thrown off plane

[bobby]

Vala Setareh and wife Dr Dona Hooshmand are accusing Jetstar of racism after they were removed from a flight leaving Sydney for the Gold Coast in March.

A family has accused Jetstar of racism after they were removed from a flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast.

Vala Setareh and wife Dr Dona Hooshmand were travelling with their two young children and a grandparent in tow in March, but claim they were booted off a Jetstar flight while boarding following an argument with a crew member, The Australian reports.

They told the newspaper a crew member ignored requests for assistance before their boarding passes were taken away.

The boarding passes were returned, but then the managing crew member decided to take them again.

Dr Hooshmand told the crew the family needed to get to the Gold Coast for work, but crew members reportedly called Australian Federal Police.

Vala Setareh and wife Dr Dona Hooshmand are accusing Jetstar of racism after they were removed from a flight leaving Sydney for the Gold Coast in March.

The AFP escorted the family to the Virgin Australia counter where they booked new flights.

Mr Setareh, a lawyer, is now demanding $10,000 in compensation, News Limited reported.

He voiced his dissatisfaction with the airline and was reportedly offered a $444.49 refund and $295.51 to pay to cover the difference for booking the Virgin flights.

Jetstar then offered an apology and a $500 travel voucher after the demand for compensation, Mr Setareh told the paper.

In a statement to Yahoo News Australia a Jetstar spokesperson alleged that the family of “repeatedly refused to follow the instructions and were abusive towards our cabin crew when boarding”.

“We explained this to the customers at the time and also in our follow up discussions with them,” the spokesperson said.

“The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for anti-social behaviour at airports and on our aircraft.”

The Australian Federal Police have been contacted for comment.

 

[hofmann]

I bet they demanded to board first citing young children and elderly in their group, but were rejected by Jetstar which boards passengers by rows.

Do airlines ban passengers like these for life?

 

[bobby]

These kind of atas wannabe Ah Nehs want privileges but chose to fly cheapo....plenty of such Ah Nehs around, not only in Australia.

 

[laksaboy]

Should have thrown them off mid-flight. That would have stopped their complaints.

 

[laksaboy]

I bet they demanded to board first citing young children and elderly in their group, but were rejected by Jetstar which boards passengers by rows.

Do airlines ban passengers like these for life?

There should be a global ban... put them on a 'no-fly' list, used by all airports around the world.

 

[bobby]

There should be a global ban... put them on a 'no-fly' list, used by all airports around the world.

 

[syed putra]

Australia prohibits china companies buying its coal mines but indian companies are allowed.

Adani's Australian coal mine languishes for a decade
2 min read . Updated: 16 Apr 2019, 12:44 PM ISTReuters

• Adani is fighting an uphill battle to get approval as investors demand banks and insurers phase out funding fossil fuels
• Prices for Australian thermal coal have tanked over the past few months following delayed Chinese customs clearance

Topics
Adani
MELBOURNE: An Australia coal mine proposed by Adani Enterprises that has been in planning since 2010 has become a lightning rod for a debate on climate change ahead of the Australian election next month.
The mine, which has found support in marginal Queensland state because of the regional jobs it could provide, has also come under increasing fire from voters after a series of extreme weather events over summer moved climate concerns up the political agenda.
Adani is fighting an uphill battle to get approval as investors demand banks and insurers phase out funding fossil fuels, and after prices for Australian thermal coal tanked over the past few months following delayed Chinese customs clearance.
Australia's ruling Liberal-National coalition government approved an environmental permit relating to groundwater management last week but said there are still nine permits to go.
Below are a series of milestones in the development of the mine:
* India's Adani agreed to buy the Galilee coal project in Queensland from Australia's Linc Energy in a cash and royalty deal worth $2.7 billion in 2010.
* The purchase was envisaged to possibly unlock as much as $28 billion in coal projects by opening up the Galilee basin, building rail infrastructure and creating the world's biggest coal port, adjoining the Great Barrier Reef.
* Adani was initially looking to develop the Carmichael mine at a cost of $4.1 billion, with the aim of producing 60 million tonnes a year of coal for export mostly to power stations in India.
* Early plans would have involved building a 185 km (115 miles) rail line, estimated to cost $6.8 billion, according to the state government's project website at the time.
* The proposed development, which would require an expansion at a port that Adani bought in 2011, included dredging near the environmentally sensitive Great Barrier Reef, fuelled fierce opposition by environmentalists and indigenous groups.
* In 2012, Adani's Australian chief quit amid delays in getting approval for the project.
* India's biggest private sector coal trader acquired the Abbot Point Coal Terminal port from the Queensland government in 2011, considering it a key part of its plan to ship coal from Australia to India and for other exports.
* Analysts have say building the mine would help make Adani's port more profitable. It already has long-term "take-or-pay" contracts with coal exporters such as Glencore Plc and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Sumitomo Corp.
* Australia's Great Barrier Reef watchdog gave the green light in Jan 2017 for millions of cubic metres of dredged m&d to be dumped near the fragile reef, sparking further protests.
* Adani announced a revised mine plan late last year, saying it would fund the project itself after it struggled to find lenders, as it cut the mine's scope to 10 million tonnes, or one sixth of its former size.
* A Queensland government official told Reuters in February that Adani might have to wait up to two years to get two environmental approvals to start construction.

 

[songsongjurong]

fly budget but requesting for water, napkins, change of seats, ice cream brat rats, board first, monkey kids wants window seats, board with overweight oversize bags, screaming rat brats, foul smelling.. WHAT IS NEW!

 

[syed putra]

Indian software engineers should prohibit planes from flying in their software if a indian is removed from a flight.

 

[mudhatter]

Ah Neh ?

Sounds more like "Pooooooorsian".

But then.....stinkies with slant eyes can't see well .

 

[laksaboy]

Ah Neh ?

Sounds more like "Pooooooorsian".

But then.....stinkies with slant eyes can't see well .

Let's just use the inclusive generic term of 'subcontinental shitskins' henceforth.

No one will be left out.

 

[mudhatter]

Let's just use the inclusive generic term of 'subcontinental shitskins' henceforth.

No one will be left out.

Iranians would not like to be lumped together with Ah Nehs.

Under sanctions and embargos, North Korea of the slit eyed variety performs worse than Zambia.

Under sanctions and embargos, Iran performs better than most of the world. The sky is the limit if sanctions and embargos are lifted - ENTIRELY.

Iranians are known for their wrestling, bodybuilding and weightlifting exploits.

Ah Nehs - known for stinking up the place, backstabbing, lying, cheating, deception.

Rezazadeh world record holder in 105+ kg category.

Others

Behdad Salimi. Another world record holder.

The list is long and endless, so the speak.

 

[ChristJohnny]

Without ah Meh ... who is going to build your HDB flats that you are now living.

 

[garlic]

After reading the article, i choose to belive the "non-ah neh"...

P.S. I am not racist, i have indian and malay friends.

 

[Reddog]

These kind of atas wannabe Ah Nehs want privileges but chose to fly cheapo....plenty of such Ah Nehs around, not only in Australia.

These are 'north Indians' aka cecas in sinkieland.