BREAKING: After 24 hours in the airport, the remaining group members were already in their seats on @Delta, when a mother asked one of them to switch seats so that she can sit next to her son. And for that SIN, they were deplaned. pic.twitter.com/CwYaxBv83P
— Rabbi Yisroel Kahan 🇺🇸 (@ykahan) August 6, 2021
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UPDATE:
Thanks to the intervention of @SenSchumer, @Delta (which partners with @KLM) has offered to fly the entire group home at no charge.
— Rabbi Yisroel Kahan 🇺🇸 (@ykahan) August 6, 2021
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A group of of 18 Jewish girls en-route from #Ukraine to the #US, reportedly detained by @Schiphol security demanding $3,000 fine each for alleged #Mask violations. The were selected alphabetically from amongst a group of 50 tourists.@NLinNY @NLatUN @NLintheUSA
📷 @saboteur360 pic.twitter.com/sK7Mvdj5iQ
— Rabbi Yisroel Kahan 🇺🇸 (@ykahan) August 5, 2021
Rabbi Jacobs (Amsterdam) released the following statement:
Statement with regards to Jewish girls stuck in Amsterdam Airport.
This afternoon a confusion arose between the staff at a KLM flight and a group of 56 Jewish girls, US citizens, traveling from Ukraine to New York. 18 girls had to disembark the plane and are currently rebooking their flights. Due to COVID restrictions they are not allowed to leave the airport. We have been in touch with KLM and the girls were brought kosher pizza’s and food. We hope that they can make it home in New York before Shabbos. If you have any further question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office through: [email protected]
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