AirTran Apologizes to Muslim Passengers

The airline AirTran is apologizing to nine Muslim passengers ordered off a flight Thursday by federal air marshals at the request of the pilot because of their overheard conversation about the safest place to sit on the plane. "We generally like to sit in the middle of the plane because I've been told it's the safest place to sit," said Atif Irfan, an attorney who was detained onboard AirTran Flight 175 from Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Fla., on New Year's Day. "Then, my sister-in-law had... Full Story