STAFF onboard an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Berlin have been praised for their actions following an incident with a disruptive passenger.
Another passenger who was on the flight took to the airline's official Facebook page to praise the crew for their handling of the situation on Sunday, October 23.
"I was onboard Aer Lingus 0330 flight this morning from Dublin to Berlin," Khalid Wafiq Kamel wrote.
"Before taking off, a passenger showed an abusive behaviour against two other Muslim passengers," Mr Kamel said, "The crew reacted promptly to stop him, and the offending passenger was removed from the flight."
Mr Kamel issued a "special thank you" to Captain O'Shea and the crew for "making [his] day."
"As a Muslim, I felt safe and respected being in Ireland and on Aer Lingus," he said, "As one of the crew said 'We are all equal'. Thank you Aer Lingus."
Commenters on Mr Kamel's post also praised the airline.
One person wrote, "Fantastic to read this.. everyone should be treated equal and obnoxious people (whatever be their reason) should be shown their place. Kudos to Aer Lingus"
"Well done Aer Lingus, there is no place for racial hate in Ireland," read another.
In a statement to The Irish Post, a spokeswoman for Aer Lingus said crew are "fully trained" to deal with disruptive incidents.
"We do not comment on specific incidents of this nature," she said.
"Our crew are fully trained to deal with disruptive incidents that may arise on board our aircraft and do so according to our operational procedures."
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I was on Aer Lingus 0330 flight this morning from Dublin to Berlin. Before taking off, a passenger showed an abusive...
Posted by Khalid Wafiq Kamel on Sunday, 23 October 2016
