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MEA plane forced to return to pick up Iraqi official’s son

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mea airbus 321A Baghdad-bound Middle East Airlines flight was forced to return to Beirut 20 minutes after takeoff Thursday, because the son of Iraqi transport minister Hadi al-Amiri who failed to board on time despite repeated announcements over the airport’s PA system.

MEA administration was informed by its station manager in Baghdad twenty minutes into the flight that the Iraqi authorities would not permit the plane to land in Baghdad if al-Amiri’s son Mahdi were not on board, National News Agency reported.

Mahdi al-Amiri and another passenger failed to board the plane on time despite repeated announcements over the airport’s PA system. Due to the passengers’ continued absence, the flight was forced to take off without them, NNA added

Subsequently, MEA’s public relations department issued a statement clarifying the circumstances of the incident, and explained that management was in communication with the Iraqi authorities.

The statement added that “this [event] could cause financiaL losses to MEA and flight scheduling problems and inconveniences for the company and passengers.”

Hadi al-Amiri is the head of the Badr Organization, which which was the military wing of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) of Iraq.

Amiri fought on the side of the Iranians, as part of the Badr Brigade, during the Iran-Iraq War.

As leader of the Badr Organization, Amiri had a very close ties to the Iranian leadership, and in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guards which was responsible for training the Badr Brigade during Saddam Hussein’s rule.

He is also a member of the Iraqi parliament under the United Iraqi Alliance list, which mainly represents religious Shiite parties.

In addition to his close relations with the Iranian regime and specially Qassem Suleimani ( the Commander of Quds Force, a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) he is a principle ally of Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The Iranian backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was formed by the Quds Force in 1982.

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12 responses to “MEA plane forced to return to pick up Iraqi official’s son”

  1. 5th ass Avatar
    5th ass

    hahahahaha…………..

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yup. Screw everyone else including the fuel-filler.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    I am sure Nouri al-Maliki will cover the costs and give all the upset passengers a gift because spoiled children didn’t want to sit in the plane for an hour waiting to be cleared for take-off … and since the only American he likes is the one in this portrait, it should be no problem.

    1. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      I don’t think it was a temper tantrum
      This guy HAD to leave Beirut on that plane…

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Well Mekenseh … he could have sat in the airport for 3 days like a friend from Jordan did, when it was deemed ‘too dangerous’ to let him go into Beirut and north to the job he was sent to do … although ticked with his boss for forcibly sending him in the first place. 😉
        Really … was that the last MEA flight for the year???

    2. nagy_michael2 Avatar
      nagy_michael2

      Just like Iran covered the costs in 2006. If you’re not a Hezbollah member then if you’re only a shiite you get few thousands or was it 1000 dollars.. Syria said it will cover two towns. right.. they only thing they covered us with blood and sacrifices the good shiites communities have suffered and Lebanese in General.

  3. nagy_michael2 Avatar
    nagy_michael2

    Another Pro Iranian thug flexing his muscles. We have to so called the terrorists his cousin flexing their at Beirut International and another thug in Iraq.. George Bush should have minded his business and let Saddam take care of Iran, Al Nusra and Al Qaada. now we have to deal with many axis of evil..

  4. master09 Avatar
    master09

    Only happens in Lebanon, how People are treated , the importance of one man over hundreds. Wow someone could have drove him through Syria and maybe by mistake a barrel bomb only by mistake hits the car.

  5. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    eh wallah…

  6. cook2half Avatar
    cook2half

    Ban clocks

  7. Tk Avatar
    Tk

    such a humiliation for the lebanese civil aviation is not acceptable at all . When was iraq when Middle east airline was function . they didn’t how to ride on their camel properly…

  8. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    What a fuc&en joke!!!

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