PAL Airlines has indefinitely banned two male passengers who were recorded "making hurtful and derogatory remarks" to Indigenous people on a flight from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to St. John's on Monday night.
In a statement, PAL says it is "deeply troubled by the nature of these remarks and saddened that our valued customers were exposed to this behaviour.
"Comments such as these have no place in our society and will not be tolerated by our Company. We commend our flight crew for addressing the offending passengers and appreciate the restraint shown by other customers on board."
Several individuals aboard the flight, including former Member of Parliament Peter Penashue, have posted to social media about the incident.
We just got off the PAL flight 922 from Goose bay. There were these two men sitting in front of us. They made all kinds of derogatory comments against indigenous people. They called Tony Andersen, a respected Inuit leader, "Eskimo," and said he "Smelled" as he walked by isle. pic.twitter.com/rwsfrFbu5p
— Peter Penashue (@PeterPenashue) December 10, 2019
