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KLM Airlines’ denial of Filipino WYD delegate’s flight hit

By Niña P. Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013


An Air France-KLM plane on an airport tarmac. The airline reportedly prevented an 18-year-old indigenous Filipino woman, who was en route to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Youth Day from boarding on her onward flight on July 20 at the Kuala Lumpur airport because she appeared “not ready to travel” even if she had a folder with full documentation supporting her trip to Brazil. PHOTO FROM AIRFRANCEKLM-FINANCE.COM

MANILA, Philippines— An 18-year-old indigenous Filipino woman who was en route to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Youth Day was denied boarding on her onward flight on July 20 at the Kuala Lumpur airport, because personnel of KLM Airlines said she appeared “not ready to travel” even if she had a folder with full documentation supporting her trip to Brazil.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 02:07:49 PM »
The incident involving Arjean Marie Belco of Bukidnon’s Talaandig tribe was posted on the social networking site Facebook in a letter of complaint from Goodxorg, the sponsor of her Brazil trip.

According to the Facebook post, Belco went through immigration in Malaysia without incident but was not allowed to board her connecting flight to Rio de Janeiro by a KLM employee identified as Mr. Shawa who said that Belco appeared “not ready to travel” and “that he was doubtful” about her trip, “even if she had a folder full of documentation.”

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2013, 02:09:07 PM »
“Arjean was denied her right to travel. This could also be perceived as a possible case of discrimination based on appearance, gender, ethnicity, nationality, age or social status,” Goodxorg said in its post.

Belco’s Brazil trip was shouldered by Goodxorg and its partner Cartwheel Foundation.org., which pooled donations from all over the world to send the BS Education student to the Catholic event.

The airline employee allegedly barraged Belco with questions casting doubts on the legitimacy of her trip. She was asked, “Why is your passport so new?” “Your ticket is too cheap and purchased yesterday.” “Why (are you) flying through Malaysia if there are flights from the Philippines?” and “How much money (do) you have?”

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2013, 02:12:14 PM »
The Brazil trip is Belco’s first outside the country, according to her sponsors, which explains her new passport. They also explained that the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Rio de Janeiro was approximately $1,000 cheaper than KLM’s Manila to Rio flight.

Belco showed airline personnel a bank statement from Cartwheel Foundation showing sufficient funds. She had $100 and P3,370 on her for emergencies and meals before her connecting flights to Brazil. She was also carrying clippings of media stories published in the Philippines about her trip.

But Goodxorg lamented that the papers and calls from the group were not enough for KLM.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2013, 02:13:30 PM »
The airline employee, Mr. Shawa, told the staff of Goodxorg over the phone that there was nothing he could do and that another ticket had to be bought. The group was required to get in touch with the Dutch Embassy in Malaysia, the Facebook post said.

“He was even laughing while listening to our side. We believe this is unacceptable,” the group said.

The nonprofit group Goodxorg (Good X or Good Exchanges) is led by Luis Petzhold, a Brazilian filmmaker and youth advocate, and Risa Halaguena, a Filipina lawyer and writer. Sending Belco to Brazil to attend World Youth Day, an international Catholic event to be held from July 23 to 28, is a pilot project of the group.

According to its Facebook page, Good X is “all about experiential learning. We believe that travel, culture and creativity should be appreciated and nurtured at a young age.”

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2013, 02:15:56 PM »
In its letter posted on Facebook, Goodxorg said Belco showed the KLM staff the address and contact info of her host family in Brazil, and that she requested the airline staff to contact her sponsors in the Philippines to verify the information she gave. But the KLM staff denied the request.

The student also showed her folder of documents, which included her proof of enrollment in Pamulaan College and the University of South Eastern Philippines, and certification that she is a Cartwheel Foundation scholar being sponsored by Goodxorg and Cartwheel for the trip.

The Facebook post also said that Goodxorg contacted KLM reservations for pertinent information on the trip to Brazil before purchasing the ticket.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2013, 03:03:20 PM »

Arjean Marie Belco


Arjean Marie Belco was received at the Embassy of Brazil in the Philippines by Ms. Fabiana Arazini Garcia Kanadoglu, Deputy Chief of Mission.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2013, 03:33:36 PM »
The airline employee allegedly barraged Belco with questions casting doubts on the legitimacy of her trip. She was asked, “Why is your passport so new?” “Your ticket is too cheap and purchased yesterday.” “Why (are you) flying through Malaysia if there are flights from the Philippines?” and “How much money (do) you have?”

what the...#^&@ >:( ?  these are questions of an arrogant half-human, half-beast.  this employee unnecessarily bloated his imagined power.  okay, first things first...

1. airlines are fined steeply by countries for carrying passengers with questionable legitimacy to such countries.  i don't know if this is the case with brazil.  be that as it may, it is thus understandable that airline employees do their share of weeding out questionable passengers.  so far, this particular employee did his job.  but he did it WRONG.  he overreached and insulted the passenger.  such silly questions can only come from someone who has gone bonkers.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 03:34:41 PM »
2.  judging from his name, he's a malaysian.  oh, need i say that malaysians are one of the most arrogant southeast asians?  i state that with due respect to the exceptions.  in my meager experience, they seem to put on airs of british-ness, hold on to your seats, especially when it comes to filipinos.  i doubt if they can be as snotty with caucasians or with the japanese for that matter.  i say that without regret.  i've been through kuala lumpur airport more than once.  it didn't break my heart, but it did give me an idea of what malaysians are.

3.  klm will do well with damage control over this hapless incident.  suspend mr. shawa or take him to the airlines's salt mines where he may only face cargo and luggage and not people.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 04:27:46 PM »
on the homefront, i did go through a similar experience before...

this time it was a filipino doing it to a fellow filipino.  there's this american airline that flies to a certain country.  the filipino employee questioned my ticket.  how come you don't have a return flight?  answer: i'm going to live there for the next 3 years.  then where's your contract and affidavit of support?  i was stumped.  what he asked for were unnecessary in my situation.  so my passport wasn't enough...   

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2013, 04:31:11 PM »
blazes, i've been to europe, the u.s., the middle east, and now that i was flying to a country that one hardly hear about, i was having a terrible time. 

i'm too old for this, i thought.  it was nearing midnight.  our place in manila was already rented out.  too scared to go out of the airport to check in at a hotel at such a time, i burned the wires with calls.  but no explanation from the banana republic would convince the airline guy.  he wanted papers.  it was impossible at that time.  he might as well have asked for the moon.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2013, 04:33:38 PM »
i geared myself to spend the night at the airport.  i, a filipino, trapped in the airport of my own country.  i sat it out and faced the airline guy directly all throughout.  what else was there to do but study him?  he was like a peacock displaying his feathers of power and glory.  you know the kind, one who takes the stance of someone perched on a pedestal looking down on mere mortals.

boarding time.  all the passengers were in.  the area was suddenly cavernous and empty.  what will we do with her?  i heard a lady airline employee ask.  you can board now, the guy suddenly addressed me, with apologies.  expectedly, i was the last one to board, and i did so slowly, still unbelieving.

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Re: KLM Airlines accused of discrimination of indigenous Filipino?
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2013, 04:34:39 PM »
so that was it.  all that the guy needed was to show off.  his ego had been fed.  never mind what the likes of me went through during hours of torture with acid churning in the stomach.

i hope he learned his lesson months later.  it wasn't because of me.  it was countless of others who may have found their voice and put him to task.  the airline had him suspended after written complaints. 

my own lesson?  egos know no bounds.  if mr sharwa is of the klm, this guy is of that american airline.  sadly, he victimizes fellow filipinos.  i don't have to say that he looks like a horse.  it is unfair for the horse. 

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