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Vueling’s Probe Intensifies as France Seeks Answers Over Pilot’s 9/11 Links and Minister’s Slur

Club Kineret is preparing to sue Vueling for religious discrimination following the expulsion of its youth group from a Valencia flight.

Eine Maschine der spanischen Airline Vueling auf dem Flughafen Lyon Saint-Exupéry
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Overview

  • Carolina Martinoli has assured French officials that Vueling’s internal investigation into the July 23 removal of a French Jewish youth group is ongoing.
  • French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned Vueling’s CEO and Spain’s ambassador to demand explanations over possible faith-based discrimination.
  • Club Kineret is preparing to file formal complaints against Vueling for alleged physical and psychological violence and religious discrimination.
  • Media revelations that Captain Iván Chirivella once trained two 9/11 hijackers at a Florida flight school intensified scrutiny of his role in the incident.
  • Transport Minister Óscar Puente deleted a post calling the youths “israelische Gören”, a comment that drew further criticism.