Frontier Airways has issued a press release after a video of UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov being faraway from a current flight went viral.
On Saturday, Nurmagomedov was scheduled to journey from Las Vegas to California the place Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view occasion is scheduled to be held. Nevertheless, his flight plans had been held up after an airline attendant compelled him off the aircraft. In line with experiences, Nurmagomedov was sitting in an emergency exit row and was repeatedly requested if he would have the opportunity and keen to help within the occasion of an emergency.
After a short verbal fracas, Nurmagomedov was faraway from the aircraft, however not earlier than one other passenger caught a number of the incident on video. The clip shortly went viral, prompting struggle followers on social media to lambaste the airline.
Nurmagomedov has since spoken out concerning the incident, suggesting that his removing from the flight might have been associated to his race or nationality.
in line with Frontier, Nurmagomedov was in ‘Non-Compliance with FAA requirements’
Frontier Airways launched a press release to MMA Combating, explaining their aspect of the story and that deboarding the legendary light-weight was properly inside their authorized purview.
“On Jan. 11, 2025, as flight 4401 from Las Vegas to San Francisco was making ready for departure, a flight attendant initiated the customary briefing for exit row passengers. Buyer Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was seated in an exit row, was requested a number of instances if he was keen and capable of help within the occasion of an emergency. In line with the flight attendant, Mr. Nurmagomedov didn’t reply, regardless of repeated makes an attempt, which positioned him in non-compliance with FAA necessities…
“As a result of the customer’s initial unresponsiveness and repeated declinations of a seat change, he was asked to deplane per airline and FAA policy. The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity, and we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights.”
That clarification wasn’t ok for the Council on American-Islamic Relations who demanded there be an investigation into the incident.
“We call on Frontier and the U.S. Department of Transportation to swiftly and transparently investigate this incident to determine exactly what happened on this flight and why athlete and Muslim advocate Khabib Nurmagomedov was treated this way and whether religious or racial profiling played a role in his treatment,” CAIR Nationwide Government Director Nihad Awad mentioned in a press release.
“Given how often incidents of racial and religious profiling occur on airlines, especially against travelers who are noticeably Muslim, [Frontier Airlines] should also publicly release the results of its investigation and take appropriate action to address any misconduct or mistakes by its staff.”
