NEW : Both men were prominent Muslims and dressed in Muslim attire . `` TSA came on and pulled them off and said the pilot was refusing to fly with them because passengers were uncomfortable with them , '' Hooper said , referring to the Transportation Security Administration . CNN apologizes but does not say why the men were escorted off the plane . The men said they were because passengers were uncomfortable .
NEW : Both men were prominent Muslims and dressed in Muslim attire . CNN apologizes but does not say why the men were escorted off the plane . The men said they were because passengers were uncomfortable .