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Threatened by airline employees?

Have you ever been threatened to be kicked off a flight, and if so, by who, and why? I ask, as I was told by a United Airlines flight attendant that my son was to be "on the seat buckled up in a seatbelt immediately" because I was holding my son on my lap, and had been planning to during takeoff. I explained to her that my son, who had just turned 2, could be hurt during takeoff, as he was not able to be kept securely in his seatbelt. She then stated that "if I didnt have him in the seatbelt immediately, she would have the plane taken back to the gate to let us off". I then told her I would buckle my son up as well as I could, but that if my son was hurt during takeoff that it would be on the airline and on her job. I tried to bring his carseat on the plane that didnt have a sticker with the FAA approved on it. I had the owners manual for the carseat which states installation instructions for commercial aircraft, but she wasnt buying it. When I got to my destination there was a ground supervisor who claimed that they could have me arrested for interferring with a flight crew. He also claimed that he could have me put on the "Do not fly list". I explained to him the entire story. I will add that my son was crying for alot of the flight due to me trying to keep him in his seat. My son also scribbled on the wall with crayons, which the attendant told the guy that i had "let him do this". I am sure the attendant did this due to her being embarrassed by my comment about "if my son gets hurt..." So it was clearly a huge power trip for her, obviously. The ground supervisor said that he would file a report on it. I just read a story about a women being threatened by a flight attendant who said her clothes were too skimpy, which angered me. I used to work for Delta Airlines myself, which makes the situation I dealt with even more irritating, but also funny to think what my old coworkers would say...theyd laugh. vtown, this was not in front of the whole plane, it was actually a quiet conversation overheard only by the woman sitting across from me. I used to work for Delta Airlines and know the difference between pulling a power trip and abiding by FAA and airline regulations. No Dan I'm not a bearded lady :)

Public Comments

1. let the people do their job, you're one of those people that just like to show off in front of the whole plane. get a life.
2. they are just looking out for you. just follow the instructions. they've got a whole plane full of people to look after so just chill.
3. Do you have a beard?
4. so your saying that your son can hurt himself if he was in his seat with his seatbelt on? cuz i dont understand how could he be injured by sitting in his seat with the seatbelt fastened. United's policy is that children, age 2 or older needs a seat. They cannot be a "lap child" This is straight from United's website: "One child less than 24 months of age may travel free within the U.S., between the U.S. and Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands and between the U.S. and Canada when accompanied by an adult and not occupying a separate seat." If you son got hurt during take off, that would be your fault. Not the airline's not the flight attendant's...YOURS. Children and adults USUALLY dont get hurt during take offs if they just sit down in the seats and not struggle.