A viral video shows the moment a family was confronted by a Spirit Airlines flight attendant about their two-year-old girl who was not wearing a mask.
According to the Daily Mail, the incident occurred onboard a plane that was supposed to leave from Orlando to Atlantic City on Monday. Several videos of the incident have been posted on social media, one of which shows the little girl sitting on her pregnant mother’s lap eating yogurt while a female flight attendant tells them they need to leave.
VIDEO: @SpiritAirlines staffer tells pregnant Mom that her young child needs to put on a mask despite eating or else police will be called.
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) April 5, 2021
NOTE that the video shows the early moments of this incident, so @SpiritAirlines can’t pull here a he/she said. pic.twitter.com/DpJkXfvWJH
The female flight attendant was addressing them on behalf of a male attendant who wanted them off the plane. Another video shows more from the incident:
More of the @SpiritAirlines incident.
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) April 5, 2021
FYI, following the @FlyFrontier incident a few weeks back, @FAANews sent warning letters to passengers who at the time were not even accused of not wearing masks that they were in violation of the mask rule. Letter can’r even be appealed! pic.twitter.com/e7ZgQzA4NV
Other passengers on the plane point out there were other babies on the flight without masks, as well as the fact that the girl was eating yogurt. The girl’s father also argues that they have their “special needs” son with them too. The female flight attendant walks away saying she’s going to call the police.
The Daily Mail reports everyone got off the plane, and while back at the gate, police officers escorted the male flight attendant who originally had the problem with the girl not wearing a mask. He did not confront them directly on the plane.
Later the father posted a video saying his family was back on the plane.
Unlike @FlyFrontier who kept dishing out insults and alleged lies against the victims of their abuse a few weeks back, @SpiritAirlines let everyone back onto the plane. (Possibly everyone except for the abusive - and potentially bigoted - crew member.) pic.twitter.com/7h4qA73ExD
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) April 5, 2021
Spirit Airlines’ website says their mask policy requires all travelers wear face coverings in compliance with CDC guidelines on flights and in airports. It also says children “under the age of 2 years old are exempt.”
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