Family put off plane because of 2 yr. old child-----

I agree with the airline, they were more than fair. They have to think of the comfort and safety of all the passengers. I do feel sorry for the parents, sometimes it is very tough to control a toddler. It would be a good idea for the airlines to put families with small children, in one section of the plane. That might help the little ones focas on something. Little kids love looking at other little kids, and then others would not be disturbed so much.

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Yes that is very embarrassing it also shows how you are as a mother if you can't discipline your kids. It I was the mother, I will dicipline my kids and teach her to do that kind of stuff maybe train him to always have a seat belt in the car.

I don't know why the kid was throwing such a tantrum. Perhaps it had a bad experience and didn't want to go on from fear. What ever it was, the air lines did the right thing. I could see that being embarrassing, but some kids just will not calm down no matter what you do.

The plane was already delayed. So, they airlines had no choice. I sure would't want to be a passenger on that plane. It's too bad for the parents that they couldn't control their child. I think the airline was more than fair in this case.

If it was my child, I would have just sat them in their seat, buckled it, and firmly held them in place. Parents have to take control - and if they aren't willing to, then they can't expect rules to bent for them. I am pretty surprised that the family thinks the airline was wrong ... they were following the LAW that they can't take off without each person ins a seatbelt!

I would be so embarrassed if I had no control over my child. That's crazy.

I'm with the airline on this one. They have to consider the safety and comfort of the hundreds of other people on the plane and can refuse to fly anyone they don't want to fly. When we were flying back from Orlando after our honeymoon we sat in front of this family. Right behind me was a little boy about 2 years old. He was in his carseat and the whole flight home (over 4 hours because we were held up because of snow in Missouri) he kicked my seat and yelled. I know kids, especially toddlers, do those things (I have 4 kids now) but the parents never once hushed him or told him to behave. They just let him kick the heck out of my seat. If your kid can't sit still and behave for a 4 hour flight don't fly. That is just how I feel. I have 4 children (from 6-9 months old) and my husband now works for the airline we were flying with that trip and we fly free but I refuse to take my kids on a plane. For one we fly standby so we never know if there will be seats for all of us to begin with and two I'm not sure I could control them for that long in such a small space. They would want to get up and run around and I will not have that. If it were just my oldest or maybe my oldest 2 I would be fine flying with them but not all 4, lol.

If I would have to threaten and spank. Then so be it anything just to see to it that your child knows to behave and not embarrass you in public.

I do feel for the parents, but I think the airline was in the right on this one. They had already held the flight 15 minutes, and there are liability issues with sharing a seat with a child that size. They have height and weight restrictions for babies in a lap for specific reasons, and breaking those rules opens them to liability. I wonder why the family didn't preboard and have the child safely buckled in from the get-go.

It is embarrassing bt more so than that the parents should have controlled their child. If they can not control their child now at the age of three i hate to see that childs attitude in 10 years. He or she are going to be running the entire house. Parents these days need to be more responsible and children need discipline to a point!

well, yes, the parents should have been more stern with her. But for not even going on their trip, they should have gotten their refund. No matter what.

The airlines certainly made the right call. My daughter turned 2 in November. She has had her moments, but luckily her little tantrums were short lived. If she were to throw an uncontrolable tantrum, I would be thankful if the airline made me an offer. I would be too embarassed to fly with a screaming child.

Wow I would be so humiliated if this were my child. I agree one hundred percent with what the airlines did. Imagine, the mother wanting to hold the child on her lap! Did she not realize how dangerous this could be, and clearly if they couldn't convince their child to take a seat, how would they convince her to stay on her mothers lap? I think it's great the airline reimbursed their money and I think they went above and beyond by offering them round trip tickets to fly anywhere else.

Honestly, I don't think they should've been reimbursed or given free tickets. All the airline did was enforce their rules. The rules that are there for the passenger's safety. This family was basically rewarded for their child's misbehavior. Anyway, I think the airline was totally right in what they did by escorting the family off the plane. After all, it IS for EVERYONE'S safety. And why punish all the other passengers and make them late because a child can't behave?

Well i managed to take my 2 kids to new york a few years ago and one of them was 2 years old, there was not that much of a problem. We flew with continental airlines and the staff on the plane were brilliant. On the way back from new york my youngest child needed a diper changing, the staff on the plane were so understandiong and helpful.

wow, that sounds stressful. I wouldn't know what to do. I have a four year old son who is autistic, and I would never travel with him on a plane. Just because it there is something that he does not want to do, he is not going to do it!!! I could see my son doing this. When you have kids, these are the kinds of things that happen. I would disipline my child, taking them to the back of the plane and talking with them, or giving them a good swat. I think that it was very nice of the airline to give them their money back and to give them three round trip tickets. I don't know why the mom would have been mad. I think that is very generous. She could have gotten kicked off, and not gotten anything!!