DISQUS

Ladydragonflagg · 2 years ago

I totally agree. I did see on one article where the mother had asked the flight attendant if the child could sit in her lap for take off. I also read in the same article that two different flight attendants came over to them, so I am sure they had plenty of time in between to try to calm the girl.

I am betting this isnt the first time a family with a small child had been kicked off a plain for the exact same reason.

foodad · 2 years ago

I actually think it may be. If a precedent had already been set, would this be news? Maybe someone with more time than I could scan the web. :eek

Harry · 2 years ago

Does anyone know if it was a case of they couldn\'t get her in a carseat brought on the plane, or couldn\'t get her in a regular airplane seatbelt. Either one appears completely unacceptable and I completely agree that they needed to be removed. As a parent of two youngins and a frequent flyer since they were born, I find it ridiculous that they couldn\'t somehow convince (bribe) this 3 year old with something somehow. Also, between the TWO of them they couldn\'t figure out a way to hold her in the seat at least for taxi and take off? My children may have screamed and howled from here to California numerous times, but they did it in the safety of a seatbelt in their seat.

Ladydragonflagg · 2 years ago

Foodad,

I found an article that says that a 6 year old was kicked off an Air Cananda flight back in September for the same reason. But probably didnt hear about it because it wasnt US news.

foodad · 2 years ago

Nuts to CNN and FOX! Noodad and I care deeply about Canadian parenting, eh! So much so, that I declare today, CANADIAN PARENTING DAY!!

Jiff · 2 years ago

Air Tran was right by booting them off the plane. I DO NOT agree with Air Tran that they wanted to offer them a free set of round trip tickets. You don\'t reward people for bad behavior!

foodad · 2 years ago

I bet that didn\'t happen in Canada.