An Arlington, Virginia, Indian American family was kicked off a Jet Blue flight the morning of July 27 for allegedly failing to keep their squirmy toddler son in his seat.
Prishant and Mona Doshi were flying from Boston, Mass., to Baltimore, Maryland, with their three-and-a-half year-old daughter and two-year-old son Milin. The Doshis have flown with their children before, but this was the first time Milin was required to have his own seat. Children under two are allowed to fly sitting on a parent’s lap, but children over two must sit in a seat, especially during take-off and landing, according to Federal Aviation Administration rules.
The Doshis had flown to Boston with Milin sitting in Mona’s lap. But flying home from their family vacation, an airline attendant told the Doshis that Milin must sit in his seat.
“As soon as they asked us to put him in his seat, we put him in his seat,” Prishant Doshi told WUSA.
Another attendant came by shortly after and again told Mona Doshi that Milin must remain in his seat. “I said, 'I got it.' She said, ‘What?’ I said, 'I got the lecture from the other stewardess.' That just set her off. She said, 'Do we have a problem here? I can turn this plane back to the gate.’ I said, 'No, I got the message,'” Mona Doshi told WUSA, adding that she thought that was the end of it.
But as Mona calmed Milin down, Prishant noticed the airplane was turning around. As it taxied back to the gate, the Doshis were escorted off the plane, where they were met by seven Jet Blue representatives. “We were treated like criminals. Ordered off the plane and ordered to collect our belongings as if we were terrorists,” Mona Doshi told WUSA.
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Prishant and Mona Doshi were flying from Boston, Mass., to Baltimore, Maryland, with their three-and-a-half year-old daughter and two-year-old son Milin. The Doshis have flown with their children before, but this was the first time Milin was required to have his own seat. Children under two are allowed to fly sitting on a parent’s lap, but children over two must sit in a seat, especially during take-off and landing, according to Federal Aviation Administration rules.
The Doshis had flown to Boston with Milin sitting in Mona’s lap. But flying home from their family vacation, an airline attendant told the Doshis that Milin must sit in his seat.
“As soon as they asked us to put him in his seat, we put him in his seat,” Prishant Doshi told WUSA.
Another attendant came by shortly after and again told Mona Doshi that Milin must remain in his seat. “I said, 'I got it.' She said, ‘What?’ I said, 'I got the lecture from the other stewardess.' That just set her off. She said, 'Do we have a problem here? I can turn this plane back to the gate.’ I said, 'No, I got the message,'” Mona Doshi told WUSA, adding that she thought that was the end of it.
But as Mona calmed Milin down, Prishant noticed the airplane was turning around. As it taxied back to the gate, the Doshis were escorted off the plane, where they were met by seven Jet Blue representatives. “We were treated like criminals. Ordered off the plane and ordered to collect our belongings as if we were terrorists,” Mona Doshi told WUSA.
30/07/15 India West
