DALLAS — Mark French found himself in an awkward situation when he tried to board an Alaska Airlines flight at DFW Airport Wednesday night. 

He claimed he was kicked off the because a passenger complained he looked “Arabic and scary,”  according to his sister’s Facebook post:

“I AM SO ANGRY. My brother Mark French was supposed to be arriving here in Seattle today, but Alaska Airlines just kicked him off the plane because someone complained that he looks “Arabic & scary”.

“I have no words. Just so angry I feel sick…”

French said he was on a business call in the waiting area when a woman told him to put his phone away.

Before he knew it, he claims he was approached by security, told he couldn’t board the plane, and informed he couldn’t fly until he was clean shaven.

Alaska Airlines issued a statement saying:

“We want to assure you that ethnicity did not play a part in this situation. The passenger was deemed unfit to fly at that time but was rebooked for a flight today to his destination. There is more to the story, but per our company policy we do not share details about our passengers.”

French says he did get a call from the airlines’ customer support with an offer to let him re-book his return flight at the same price. But French feels that doesn’t make up for the humiliation of being targeted as a terrorist because he didn’t shave.