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Unaccompanied minor told to drink coffee by Northwest Airlines employee - gets sick

We'll file this one under "lawsuit in the making". When Payton Parkerson was on her way to see her mother, she was flying as an unaccompanied minor - something she'd done several times before. This trip would turn out to be quite different.

During a layover in Detroit, she mentioned to the Northwest Airlines employee accompanying her that she was tired. Instead of providing a listening ear or a friendly smile, the employee told her to go and get herself a cup of coffee.

Now, millions of people grab a cup of joe at the Airport Starbucks every day, but Payton is 8. That's right - this 8 year old who was being assisted by Northwest Airlines (their service costs $100) was told to go get some coffee, and pay for it herself.

Of course, with that much caffeine in her system, Payton got sick, and threw up twice on her flight. Thankfully a pediatrician was on board, and was able to take care of the poor kid.

Northwest Airlines issued the following statement: "We are continuing our investigation as the story you have provided us doesn't match our records".

No idea what that means, but as with all stories, there may be a different side to this one.

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