Irish airline Aer Lingus ' cabin crew offloaded a man from a flight after he 'verbally abused' Muslim passengers. The incident took place on Sunday on flight EI0330 from Dublin to Berlin.Passengers spoke out about the incident on the airline’s Facebook page. "Before taking off, a passenger showed abusive behaviour against two other Muslim passengers," wrote Khalid Wafiq Kamel . "The crew reacted promptly to stop him, and the offending passenger was removed from the flight."

Thanking the captain and the crew, Kamel said: “I would like to send a special Thank You to Captain O'Shea and the rest of the crew for making my day. As a Muslim, I felt safe and respected being in Ireland and on Aer Lingus.”Kamel's Facebook post was liked by 15,000 people and prompted positive comments from others."I have been here in this beautiful country for 15 years," said Syed Ahmed . "I have so much love and respect for the Irish people the way I have been treated fairly in this country regardless of colour, race or religion."“Fantastic to read this... everyone should be treated equal and obnoxious people [whatever be their reason] should be shown their place... kudos to Aer Lingus,” another said.Responding to Kamel’s post, Aer Lingus thanked him and apologised for the incident.“Thanks for your kind words, Khalid. We're so sorry to hear that this took place but we're glad that the crew handled the situation well. We look forward to welcoming you on board a flight again in the near future.”This article originally appeared on Independent.ie