Youtube Star Adam Saleh kicked off Delta flight for speaking Arabic

Adam Saleh, whose videos on Youtube have drawn millions of followers, recorded himself being escorted from flight to New York from London Heathrow after passengers heard him speaking Arabic on phone with his mother.

He posted the video on his twitter account which has been retweeted more than 750,000 times.

We got kicked out of a @Delta airplane because I spoke Arabic to my mom on the phone and with my friend slim… WTFFFFFFFF please spread pic.twitter.com/P5dQCE0qos

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

“Usually before I take off I speak to my mom,” he said. “My mom is 66 years old and she only speaks Arabic, so I was speaking to her in Arabic – it was a 30-second phone call.”

Adam Saleh had to take another flight with different airline to reach New York.

UPDATE: were now on another flight with a different airline heading to NYC after being checked for 30 minutes. We land 5:50pm in NYC

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

Delta airline released a statement claiming that Mr Adam Saleh was removed from the flight after multiple passengers complained about a disturbance.

Mr Saleh released a statement upon returning to New York City and accused Delta of lying.

Thank you for all your support pic.twitter.com/ukQ4EGVQ6r

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 22, 2016

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Adam Saleh also launched #BoycottDelta Campaign on social media, which has gained much support and now trending on twitter.

#BoycottDelta is trending. I guess that's what happens when you kick a kid w. 2.5M @YouTube followers off @delta plane for calling his mom

— Dr. Ingrid Mattson (@IngridMattson) December 21, 2016

You've got to be kidding me, @Delta. We won't be flying with you again. Unbelievable. https://t.co/Nz92xyIIoI

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) December 21, 2016