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GumboYaYa

(5,942 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 06:56 PM Jan 2017

My son was on a flight from Doha, Qatar to Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday when the EO came down.

It is a 16 hour flight. People on his plane were detained and denied entry. When they took off, no one had any idea of what was coming. The inhumanity is just grotesque.

He was in Qatar for the International Model UN. More than 1,800 kids participated, most from the Middle East. All my son can talk about now is how kind and welcoming the people of Qatar and other Arabic nations are and his new friends from places like Qatar, Afghanistan and Syria.

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My son was on a flight from Doha, Qatar to Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday when the EO came down. (Original Post) GumboYaYa Jan 2017 OP

Did they announce it in the air, or when they landed? LisaM Jan 2017 #1

They did not know anything until they landed GumboYaYa Jan 2017 #2

Well, I guess I can understand the airlines on that one. LisaM Jan 2017 #7

Individual Qataris may be lovely, but please don't romanticize the country. Shanti Mama Jan 2017 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author kcr Jan 2017 #5

We are very much aware of the human rights issues GumboYaYa Jan 2017 #6

+1 demmiblue Jan 2017 #8

Get Global Entry HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #4

LisaM

(27,812 posts)

1. Did they announce it in the air, or when they landed?

Reply to GumboYaYa (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:02 PM

Jan 2017

What a terrible thing.

GumboYaYa

(5,942 posts)

2. They did not know anything until they landed

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:07 PM

Jan 2017

It was a total shock.

LisaM

(27,812 posts)

7. Well, I guess I can understand the airlines on that one.

Reply to GumboYaYa (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:23 PM

Jan 2017

It could have caused disruption on the flights. But from the point of view of the affected people, I can't say which would have been worse.

Shanti Mama

(1,288 posts)

3. Individual Qataris may be lovely, but please don't romanticize the country.

Reply to GumboYaYa (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:09 PM

Jan 2017

They have the worst "guest worker" practices. Read about all the laborers who come in from poor countries and how they're treated. Really awful. Not just Qatar, but most of the Gulf States.

Response to Shanti Mama (Reply #3)

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GumboYaYa

(5,942 posts)

6. We are very much aware of the human rights issues

Reply to Shanti Mama (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:44 PM

Jan 2017

My son also saw women in Burkas and men with multiple wives.

But, the kids were just kids whether they came from the US, Syria, Afghanistan or anywhere else. If us adults get out of the way and let kids grow up without prejudice, the world will improve dramatically.

demmiblue

(36,853 posts)

8. +1

Reply to Shanti Mama (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:29 PM

Jan 2017

Qatar + World Cup = slavery and death

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)

4. Get Global Entry

Reply to GumboYaYa (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:10 PM

Jan 2017

I fly international and it is fairly common for me to clear customs in 15 minutes when other people on the flight are still waiting many hours later. It is essentially pre approval to clear customs on the return. I use a version of it (Nexus) when driving back from Canada and again we are talking 5 minutes vs 1-2 hours. If you drive to Mexico, get Sentri for the same advantage.

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