Virgin America issued a mea culpa after banning an Iranian-American attorney from boarding his flight, saying the incident was a “misunderstanding.” Bobby Abtahi, a Dallas native scheduled to fly from New York to his home on Monday, told ABC News that a flight agent “informed me that I wouldn’t be getting on the flight.” “I asked her why, and she said that because the captain and crew did not feel comfortable with me on board,” Abtahi said.