Airline Movement to oblige around 50 Frenchmen Jewish Teenagers to land from an aircraft on their return from a visit to Spain, led the Foreign Minister France Jean-Noel Baro to ask for explanations from Vueling CEO.
During this telephone conference with Carolina Martinoli, chief executive of the Spanish airline Vueling, the head of French diplomacy “formulated the intense feelings caused by the landing of a group of young French Jews from a company aircraft“, Today (26.07.2025) became known by French Foreign Minister in a press release.
“He asked for explanations, especially in order to determine if his compatriots were discriminated with linked to their religion, “the ministry added about the incident, which has caused a strong controversy.
The Managing Director of the Company “He assured him that a thorough internal survey is ongoing and that the conclusions of this survey would be forwarded to the French and Spanish authorities“, She explained the same source.
According to the press release, the Spanish ambassador to France were also asked.
The Kineret Club, which organized the camp, announced its intention to file a lawsuit against the carrier “for physical, psychological violence and discrimination based on religion,” the company’s lawyer Zuli Zacob told the French News Agency.
He spoke of “aggravating conditions”, as some children were “under 15 years old”.
The episode occurred on Wednesday afternoon, when teenagers, who had been vacationing in Spain for the last 15 days, were preparing to depart from Valencia Airport on a Spanish Vueling flight to Paris Airport.
In its announcement, posted on Thursday on the X platform, the Spanish company claims that adolescents displayed “strongly conflicting behavior, which endangered the smooth flight”.