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Mom and kid booted from plane, demand apology and compensation
Kid and mom were kicked from the Southwest flight from Amarillo, Texas to San Jose, California, because the former was screaming, "Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want Daddy!" Root believes the kid would have piped down once the wheels were up, but the plane's staffers didn't want to roll the dice. Root and child were escorted off the plane.
Of course, the 38-year-old stay-at-home mom has her list of demands. In addition to an apology, she's looking for compensation for a portable crib and diapers that she needed to buy for the unplanned extra night away from home. I'm curious as to why. She'd need the diapers anyway: the kids bowels, I suspect, work just as well in Amarillo as they did in San Jose -- no more, no less. And, where did the kid sleep the nights before she bought the portable crib? Were they unable to stay where they had been for the trip? Did she not feel like it?
Hmmmmm ...
As to the apology, I'm sure she apologized repeatedly and profusely to the flight crew and other passengers, right?
If anyone was on the flight and can shed some light, please leave a comment, thanks!
Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dprosenthal Nov 1st 2009 12:40PM
What the hell was wrong with that crew? Was the kid drunk and disorderly? Was he making crude comments to the flight attendants or spilling drinks on the other passengers?
Frankly, I would much prefer the noisy two-year-old to the jerk who sat next to me sneezing and coughing all the way from Atlanta to Denver. If the airlines would allow people to change or cancel a flight w/out a huge penalty, sick people would stay home and not infect the rest of us!
maddox Nov 1st 2009 6:24PM
You're an idiot. why dont we save all the screaming kids on a flight that you're taking.