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Airline bans family from flight, son has Down Syndrome

A Porterville family flying home to California says they were not allowed to board an American Airlines flight because their son has Down Syndrome.

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Oldfart - 9/6/2012 5:42 PM
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Rule of thumb, the pilot enter the plane and stay away from the passengers most of the time and let the ground crew handle it, if the pilot has to handle it the passenger is on the plane! KGET should have gotten the story before they even posted it!

murph56 - 9/6/2012 5:38 PM
3 Votes
Since when does a pilot get involve before they get on the plane? Someone is leaving something out of the video!

regperson - 9/6/2012 4:28 PM
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This is the same airline whose flight attendant was rude to Glen Beck and he is now boycotting the airline. Where does it say he boarded the plane, I reread and watched the video and I can't find it?

rontruth - 9/6/2012 12:37 PM
3 Votes
this article is pure BS on its face. i'm sure momma and papa edited the video to make them look good and their son look like a little angel. if the pilot made a special trip to try and calm the child, how are we supposed to believe he then decided to ban him from the plane? sounds like the parents are trying to hit the liberal lottery.

murph56 - 9/6/2012 8:37 AM
3 Votes
Ok if the pilot was called to tried and calm him down then the kid had to be on board the plane, sound like someone been editing their video for a law suit and the courts will see it the same way! Let's not use the kid for a free ride people!

51982 - 9/5/2012 9:18 PM
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I hope they do go through with suing the stupid cocky airlines!!!!
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