United Airlines has responded to complaints with an apology to customers and an offer of compensation - and clarified that the pilot’s refusal was the result of a work dispute.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/182185#.U6v2bNq9KSM
I was once held hostage for 8 or 9 hours in O'Hare by a United Airlines mechanics union work dispute. Toss his ass so deep in jail that it costs $20 to send him a postcard.
Interesting. Like others on this thread, I wonder if he was indeed Muslim.
I’d be going over that plane and baggage with a fine tooth comb if he truly “refused” to fly over a labor dispute.
Like others have said, he basically hijacked the plane and held people hostage on the tarmac. Hijacking gone wrong?
All seems a bit odd and maybe the passengers and press are not being told the truth.