Harrassment in at Delta Check-in Copenhagen
I flew to Copenhagen without any prolems. However as I waiting in line to check in for the return flight to the USA, a Delta official with a Pakistani accent named " Nadeem" singled me out and scrutinized my passport etc and then told me I was selected for a routine check. He made me accompany him to the customs office and I was taken into a room where my luggage was screened. After it was cleared, Nadeem insisted that be rechecked. The customs officials apologized to me saying that they had to do what they were told. After it was cleared once again, Nadeem asked me to accompany me. I followed and he took me to the Police office where he asked them in Danish to check the validity of my passport. After some time, when I thought the ordeal was over, they cleared the passport, he appeared to be unhappy and requested that another team of police look at it. They too eventually cleared the passport. I was finally allowed to check in, hoping I would make my flight. At the boarding gates when I thought this was all over, Nadeem asked me to step aside in full view of all the other passenegers and I had to undergo yet another full security screen. Whilst I became very angry I could not display the anger. Knowing that he probably has the aproval of Delta to subject me to this abuse, I would like to know why I was singled out. Is it because I am a non-white, a Hindu and he didnt like that or that he was envious when I tshowed him proof that I am a Professor. Surely he does not have the auhority to act like a police inspector. In doing so he must have been absent from his passenger station for at least 1 and three quaters of an hour. What a waste. Now that I have finallly returned I realised that I could have simply declined the flight and bought a ticket on another carrier. I would be grateful if Delta to give an explanation as it is obvious this definitely was not a routine check as Nadeem had told me.This harrowing experience has left me feeling quite depressed and I would like some sort of explanation from Delta as Nadeem was doing his best to get me arrested. he was obviously looking for a promotion and I became his victim. he did not single out any white person I might add.
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