Reporters refused to fly on Obama’s campaign plane because it was dirty and smelled so bad.
I used to fly to Huntsville, Alabama for business, and often the plane had many German expats who worked at Redstone Arsenal or NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The Germans had not yet discovered soap and deodorant, and the planes would stink to the stratosphere.
I’ve had plenty of smelly experiences on airliners and never seen anyone removed from a plane.
So there is more to this story, maybe in the behavior of these young men or the AA staff. Or, perhaps an intel warning that no one will speak of.