AZERI AIRWAY COMPANY REFUSES TO TRANSPORT PASSENGER WITH ARMENIAN FAMILY NAME
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 12, 2011 – 17:27 AMT
Azerbaijan Airlines airway company refused to transport a passenger
with an Armenian family name.
The incident, involving the citizen of Russia Yuri Manasyan, occurred
at Domodedovo airport on April 28. An employee of the Azerbaijani
air company refused to sell him a ticket, referring to a special
instruction from Baku which is not to be questioned.
When asked if the refusal was linked to Manasyan’s Armenian family
name, the employee answered positively.
Manasyan intends to file a complaint to Russian Agency for Health
and Consumer Rights (Rospotrebnadzor).
Moscow representation of Azerbaijan Airlines refused to provide
comments, noting the right of every company to refuse transportation,
Infox.ru.
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