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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Jewish Passenger Removed For Gaza Comments: Airline Confusion And Viral Video Fuel Debate

Jan 07 2025

A Jewish passenger was removed from a flight, that based on video appears to be on JetBlue. Although it’s identified on social media as American Airlines. There are very few American Airlines narrowbody aircraft with seat back video screens, and that system looks like JetBlue’s rather than American’s.

According to a social media account the passenger’s removal was prompted by their “comments regarding Gaza.”

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