Over the past few days, Spanish ultra low cost carrier Vueling has made global headlines, over an incident that happened onboard an aircraft. Specifically, this occurred on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, on Vueling flight VY8166 from Valencia (VLC) to Paris (ORY). Onboard this flight were roughly 50 Jewish children (ages 10-15), who were coming back from a summer camp, and they all ended up being removed from the aircraft.
What’s so strange here is how wildly different the versions of events are, depending on who you ask. Several OMAAT readers have asked me to cover this, but I haven’t done so until now, because I’m honestly not sure what to say. So let me share what we know about this incident, presenting both sides, and then I’ll share my take, based on analyzing those claims.
The children were told they had to put their phone downs so they couldn’t record what was going on. The camp director intervened, arguing that the order was illegal. She was then restrained, and taken away. The camp director was reportedly forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and was eventually released.
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