Well, it’s FRANCE, and a whole bunch of shit went down there recently. Flying back to Ohio, which I assume goes through the Detroit airport (possibly Atlanta). Detroit handles a lot of Muslim customers. I can tell you that security is usually stricter when I fly out of Detroit than some other airports. I flew out right before that underwear bomber, and I was complaining about how I had to remove metal that I never have to remove at other airports. I guess there had been chatter maybe.
When I flew out of Las Vegas just a couple of months after 9/11 it took 2 hours to get through security. It was ridiculous. The lines were incredible.
My husband has olive skin, curly black hair, and basically fits the profile, which is why I told him best to fly clean shaven. I don’t have a big problem with profiling as long as people aren’t harassed. I would say the airline went too far, but I’m not horrified they profiled them, I’m bothered by how the airline handled it though. I don’t think they needed to miss the flight.