[post_page_title]Racial profiling[/post_page_title]
Ryan was later taken to a holding room in the airport and instructed to give his statement to the police before he was allowed to return to the main concourse. After the incident, Ryan recounted his experience on Twitter, and immediately contacted British Airways to inform them of his encounter. He ended his message with “Racial profiling? Or….” to insinuate that the airport workers had singled him out because of the fact that he was a black man doing something slightly unique and untoward.