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The Director of the
Centre for Public Policy evaluation at Massey University says the ban
airlines have imposed on men sitting next to unaccompanied children on planes
is a clear case of discrimination with no obvious rational basis. Centre director Stuart
Birks says the Air New Zealand and Qantas seating policies were “pointless
and ridiculous” and made as much sense as discriminating against passengers
on the grounds of race, religious beliefs or appearance. “ Can they identify a
real need for this or are they just trying to identify all men as potential
dangers to children? Would they have a policy of not seating children next to
Maori passengers, or skinheads or Muslims – or only male Maori, skinheads and
Muslims?”
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