After the recent stories of what has been happening to passengers that have played these kind of jokes - why still do it? :smack:
Exclusive: Groom thrown off flight to his wedding in Pakistan after ‘terrorist joke’ - mirror.co.uk
Two best men got a groom thrown off the flight to his wedding after one allegedly joked to airport staff: “Don’t let him on - he’s a terrorist!”
Hassan Shah, 25, was due to take an Emirates jet to Pakistan with brother Musa, 21, and cousin Amar, 23.
They were allowed to board the crowded flight - but later hauled off by armed police who told them they were considered a security threat and barred from travelling.
Mr Shah, a furniture shop worker, said: "All these police officers appeared and told us we would have to get off immediately.
“I saw at least two officers with guns and there were another 10 in suits. I asked one what was going on and he said, ‘You cannot fly because Emirates have deemed you a security risk’.”
Mr Shah and his best men arrived at Gatwick at 6.30am on Thursday and shared a bottle of wine after checking in.
But as they were asked for their passports at the boarding gate, his friends allegedly cracked the terror joke - also heard by other passengers. The sick gag was made just hours after 12 terror suspects - 11 of them Pakistani - were held in raids across England.
After missing the 10am flight, Mr Shah had to move his wedding to fashion designer Sehrish Rubab, 23, in Lahore to tomorrow.
Now banned by Emirates, the three have paid £650 each for flights with PIA from Heathrow.
Mr Shah, of Woking, Surrey, went on: "We were all excited about the wedding and there is nothing wrong with having a drink before you fly. They have taken all this too seriously.
I can’t believe they banned me from flying. My wedding plans have been ruined.
"We’ve ended up having to borrow cash to book new flights. I have asked Musa and Amar several times about the comments and both are saying it was not them.
“I did not hear what was said, but clearly it would have been said in jest.” Emirates Airlines said: "All three passengers were deemed a security risk.
“As a result of this incident, the passengers in question will not be allowed to travel on another Emirates flight.” Sussex Police added: “The three men were compliant when they left the plane and no further police assistance was required.”