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A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing.

Headline from East Idaho News

NEW YORK (AP) — An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    A flyer says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he's suing (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation. Yisroel Liebb says the act caused his genitalia to

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A flyer says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.

  4. East Idaho News

    A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing. (opens East Idaho News)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.

  5. Fox26 Houston

    Pilot forcibly removed passenger from bathroom on Houston-bound flight, lawsuit claims (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston, according to a new lawsuit.

  6. Insider

    A United Airlines passenger says a pilot forced him from an airplane bathroom for taking too long. Now he's suing. (opens Insider)

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    Two Jewish passengers have sued United Airlines, TSA, and DHS for alleged discrimination and mistreatment during a flight from Mexico to Texas.

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