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(96,882 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2015, 12:18 PM Jan 2015

Saudi Arabia's national airline to introduce gender segregation after a string of complaints [View all]

Source: Daily Mail

Saudi Arabia's national airline is allegedly planning to separate male and female passengers on its flights, in accordance to strict rules enforced by the Gulf kingdom.

Gulf media report that Saudia will keep men and women segregated onboard, unless they are close relatives.

The move follows a spate of complaints from male fliers unwilling to allow other males to sit next to their wives and other female family members.

Maybe with a curtain down the middle of the aisle...

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Saudi Arabia's national airline to introduce gender segregation after a string of complaints [View all] brooklynite Jan 2015 OP

Upon check-in, everyone should be stripped cosmicone Jan 2015 #1

What a fine progressive forward looking religion bluestateguy Jan 2015 #2

I'm pretty sure that's not what they're aiming for nichomachus Jan 2015 #5

Here In Vermont, Separate Entrances For Males And Females On Old Meeting Houses Tace Jan 2015 #24

We had those on my Catholic grammar school nichomachus Jan 2015 #28

If I recall correctly LiberalElite Jan 2015 #36

In Bethlehem, PA treestar Jan 2015 #41

I'm sure a militant feminist will be along shortly to tell us this is 'beautiful'. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #13

Some feminists would really approve of this? aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #26

I fully agree. And no, I can't imagine a feminist approving of this. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #31

Then the ultra-Orthodox Jews will be able to fly on it too nichomachus Jan 2015 #3

No they won't oberliner Jan 2015 #17

But could bring them together nichomachus Jan 2015 #18

You may have a point oberliner Jan 2015 #20

Like the bike lanes in Brooklyn nichomachus Jan 2015 #21

Get to the back of the bus ladies. jwirr Jan 2015 #4

wtf eom LittleGirl Jan 2015 #6

Ditto the WTF SoapBox Jan 2015 #15

it's disgusting eom LittleGirl Jan 2015 #46

Maybe the women will be forced to wear bikinis, like in America. Orrex Jan 2015 #7

2015 and this brand of heaven05 Jan 2015 #8

I'm surprised that Saudi Arabia has a female pilot jakeXT Jan 2015 #9

Tucked away in the cockpit, away from the eyes of the male passengers... brooklynite Jan 2015 #39

Women can fly planes but aren't allowed to drive a car?! riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #47

Our partners in peace. onehandle Jan 2015 #10

They should be denied landing privledges in the United States and Europe dbackjon Jan 2015 #11

I second that. But it Sam1 Jan 2015 #12

That's what I was thinking. pnwmom Jan 2015 #14

These days Airline flights cost to much to be 'a privledge'. Sunlei Jan 2015 #38

Sexists! They are calling all MEN sexual predators. Unacceptable. McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #16

Maybe they know what they're talking about nichomachus Jan 2015 #22

I had a friend who used to fly in and out of Saudi Arabia all the time nichomachus Jan 2015 #19

A former roommate of mine had a friend who was a flight attendant on Saudi Airlines Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2015 #34

And people complain we are ending a boycott with Cuba LynneSin Jan 2015 #23

These folks apparently have corncobs up the corncobs up their asses Android3.14 Jan 2015 #25

Craziness Scairp Jan 2015 #27

Probably will -- westerners did. nichomachus Jan 2015 #29

This could be interesting for their membership in the Skyteam Alliance RationalMan Jan 2015 #30

great news, all those complaining Hasidic Jews can start flying saudi airlines :-) nt msongs Jan 2015 #32

Slight problem there oberliner Jan 2015 #43

What's really absurd is people like Coulter claiming Liberals should HATE the Muslims,..... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #33

Is Saudi Arabia the only Muslim majority country where gender segregation is widely practiced? oberliner Jan 2015 #44

It has established the Sharia Law the Right freaks out about.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #45

so what these woman-hating assholes are really saying is that, as men, they KNOW they cannot trust niyad Jan 2015 #35

Good to accommodate people.Thats the way it is in many countries with their public transportation Sunlei Jan 2015 #37

their movement back to the 11th century continues samsingh Jan 2015 #40

That's one airline I will never fly. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #42