The US called on the airline to “quickly and transparently” investigate the reasons for removing Khabib Nurmagomedov from the flight

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, called on Frontier Airlines to investigate the removal of Khabib Nurmagomedov from a flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after an incident with airline staff.

Nurmagomedov was removed from the Frontier Airlines flight. He was sitting at the emergency exit, and the flight attendant asked him if he was ready to provide assistance in the event of an emergency, as required by the instructions. After a short discussion, the conductor insisted that Nurmagomedov leave the chair.

“We call on Frontier Airlines to quickly and transparently investigate the actions of its crew to determine what happened on this flight and why athlete and Muslim advocate Khabib Nurmagomedov was treated in this way.”

Given how often incidents of racial and religious discrimination occur on airlines, especially against travelers who are visibly Muslim, Frontier Airlines should also publicly release the results of its investigation and take appropriate action to address any misconduct or errors on the part of its employees, it said. words from CAIR director Nihad Awada, press service of the organization.

Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in October 2020 after defeating American Justin Gaethje. The Russian won all 29 fights in mixed martial arts.

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