KLM

The U.S. refused to allow a KLM flight to pass over American airspace because of two passengers on the plane who were enroute to Mexico were on the U.S. "no-fly list." KLM's response was telling.

An indignant KLM later demanded the US explain how it gained access to passenger details, asserting that American authorities are only given restricted access to passenger details on US-bound flights.

It turns out that the Mexican authorities supplied the passenger list. The question is why didn't KLM screen the suspects adequately? What excuse is there for allowing such people on board? It doesn't say much for KLM that they have such indifference to the safety of their passengers.

The vague claim is that the European list of terrorist suspects is different from the U.S. list. Upon their return, the two suspects were not detained in Amsterdam, nor in Saudi Arabia where they returned. Whether it is posturing or not, Expatica says that after a television report Dutch MPs were alarmed and wanted to know why the suspects were not arrested.