The video shows a Spirit Airlines flight attendant threatening to evict a family of four from a plane in Florida on Monday, arguing that their 2-year-old girl was not wearing a mask.
All passengers on the flight from Orlando to Atlantic City were forced to get off the plane before being allowed to return to board.
In pictures posted on social media, a flight attendant told the Jewish family – including a child sitting on her pregnant mother’s lap eating yogurt and a father who took off his mask to talk to the airline worker – that they had to leave the plane for “breach” of mask rules.
The father stretched the mask over his mouth and nose, but the Spirit staff pointed his head at everything and said “He’s not wearing a mask,” according to the clip.
“The baby?” replied the mother in disbelief.
A woman sitting next to him notes that “many children do not wear masks.”
“You have been sitting next to me. Did he wear the mask all the time? Did I wear the mask all my life? ”Said the father, who threw the mask down and went back several times during the meeting.
“I will make sure he wears it. Everything will be fine, ”said a man who seemed to be filming the interaction.
The mother argued, “This is just a child and a 2-year-old.”
“It simply came to our notice then. You have to take your things and get out of them, ”insisted the airline worker, who repeatedly reiterated that the family is in breach of the mask policy.
“It simply came to our notice then. The pilot wants you to leave, so you have to get off, ”he said.
The mother went on to claim that “she is a child. It’s been a month since I just turned 2 years old. He has been trying to take her. “
According to the video, the flight attendant threatened to call police before leaving.
Another clip showed all the passengers packing as father someone says“The captain was fine, the whole plane was fine, but there was one African American who was not well.”
He also points out that his wife is pregnant, that his daughter has just turned 2 years old and that his son, who was sitting nearby, has special needs and has seizures.
A third video he showed cops on the catwalk coming off the plane, with a woman he heard saying “They were the problem,” as it looks like the family was walking around.
Orlando police said they were called shortly before noon Monday for a general nuisance aboard a Spirit flight departing from the airport.
“Upon arrival, officers saw that the flight was in full disembarkation. Our agents stayed by the side, while Spirit Airlines solved the problem “, said a spokesman.
A Spirit representative insisted to The Post that it was the parents who broke the airline’s facial coverage policy and that their violation was not seen on camera.
The representative said the family received a warning and was allowed to board the flight again and head to their destination.
Some posts on social media and The Daily Mail claimed that a male flight attendant, who is said to have also been involved in the spitting, was kicked out of the flight and “escorted” by police, citing a video showing him walking through the nearby terminal. of some cops.
A Spirit spokesman explained that in reality the worker had just left due to a change of crew.
“The only thing that happened with the flight attendant was that after two hours of delay a change of crew was made and that someone caught policemen who had come to the door because of the general situation closing the enclosure to the same time this flight attendant was on his next mission, “Field Sutton spokesman in New Jersey 101.5 said.
Sutton told The Post: “There is no truth about the claims that a flight attendant was ‘not allowed to return on board’ or that the police were involved with a flight attendant. Orlando police have stated publicly that, despite being present at the door, they did not play an active role in this situation. “
The Spirit requires all passengers to wear face covers over their nose and mouth, except when eating or drinking. Children under 2 are exempt.