Two bearded Muslim men sue Alaska Airlines after being removed from a flight when a passenger heard them speak Arabic

The two men were removed from the flight after another passenger made a false accusation.

There are two US citizens who speak with an Arabic accent. They requested to leave the flight at the Seattle-Tacoma airport.

According to the lawsuit, Dirar and Elamin were removed from their first-class seats after a passenger noticed they were speaking in Arabic and taking issue with Dirar's text messages.

According to the lawsuit, Dirar and Elamin were scapegoats in a display of security theater that included being thrown off the plane, being met by security officials, and failing to have their seats back even after the texts were shown to be "innocuous."

According to the lawsuit, the incident came down to a misunderstanding between passengers and that there was no threat.

Luis Segura, Dirar and Elamin's lawyer, wrote that the actions of the defendants made Islamophobic, racist, and xenophobic fears come true.

The pair were left traumatised by the incident and have to face that trauma every time they book a flight, and now avoid traveling altogether.

The lawyer stated that there was immense pressure to take precautions in travel which non-Arabic/ Middle Eastern travelers do not have to consider and which no traveler should ever have to take.

Since the 9/11 attacks, Muslims have had to endure heightened levels of discrimination and scrutiny.

They want compensation for their tickets, as well as an injunction on Alaska Airlines discriminating against passengers, and for cultural sensitivity training to be given to employees.

Alaska Airlines did not reply to a request for comment.