AC tosses 6yo Kid Off Plane

[ptbodale]

There's always another option , and its to offer the little kid some toys or whatever. I understand it as they "tried" everything to settle him and they failed. I guess they're not trained to take care of kids but one thing is for sure is that it's part of their job, right ? Not ranting at the F/A's for failing with this kid. Not at all....

Okay stop the speculating. I can't tell you the whole story because it is confidential, however the kid was disruptive, would not sit in his seat and because of his antics became a threat to the safety of the acft.

Flight attendants are trained to look after all pax, including 6 year olds and many of AC's flight attendants are parents. Pure and simple the kid would not behave.

And you can't blame the parents either as they were not there trying to get the kid under control. Even "well" behaved kids lose it every once in a while. My oldest daughter, who is a pretty good young lady, once threw a fit while we were out to dinner. I removed her and got her calmed down. When we got back she took a big soup spoon and rapped it off the bald guys head that was at the next table. We were asked to leave. That doesn't make me a bad parent!

I can't wait for a few of you guys to have kids....hahaha. I'm coming to watch.

[FlyingPhotog]

Still beats the hell out of me why a 6 year old was flying alone to Cancun. Spring break was 7 months ago.

This might come as a surprise, but not everyone goes there to party. Maybe they actually have relatives down there. Mexico is becoming a very popular place for Americans to retire because of the cheaper cost of living. He might have been on his way to see the grand parents.

[JordanD]

Yeah.. I mean, you're 11, and you haven't even ever flown alone.

I'm gonna have to fly alone to Vegas now to kick your ass.

[Chris Kilroy]

Still beats the hell out of me why a 6 year old was flying alone to Cancun. Spring break was 7 months ago.

Yeah.. I mean, you're 11, and you haven't even ever flown alone.

[JordanD]

Still beats the hell out of me why a 6 year old was flying alone to Cancun. Spring break was 7 months ago.

[uy707]

Well done AC and let your exemple be an inspiration for quite a few airlines
F/As are not supposed to put parents' shoes regarding brats and pests who are not in a hurry to understand they have to behave when outside home.
Alain

[MaxPower]

^^Been there, Done that !

If you tell the kid to put it on, and they refuse, then become hostile? You tell me what your going to do about that one...? Im sure the F/A's tried there best to get him to buckle it. There is just a point where they wont do it.

I would do anything to shut the kid up. Can you feel the sarcasm here ? I'm kidding.

Have you ever tried to make a six year old do something they don't want to do? Obviously not, because it's a lot easier said than done. I'd place bets that the cabin crew tried everything short of vodka in his milk (not a bad idea if I say so myself! ), and the kid simply wouldn't listen. At that point, nothing you can do.

Good call by AC! No reason to inconvenience the other 61 passengers more than absolutely necessary to get this situation resolved!

Like one said in this thread, I definitely think it's a bad parenting of the child. Not once did my nephew refuse to listen at me if I tell him to do this or that. Otherwise I'm not being hostile at all if he infact doesn't do what I tell him to. There's always another option , and its to offer the little kid some toys or whatever. I understand it as they "tried" everything to settle him and they failed. I guess they're not trained to take care of kids but one thing is for sure is that it's part of their job, right ? Hey don't flame me for this, this is only an opinion. Not ranting at the F/A's for failing with this kid. Not at all....

[Crunk415balla]

I would think either it was his first flight, or he is just bad behaved on aircraft. Either way, his parents should have known and not allowed him to fly on his own.

In a situation like this one, regardless of age, the airline did the right thing.

[Chris Kilroy]

It's the airline's responsibility to take care of this minor, seatbelt or not I dont think he should have got kicked out of the plane. It shouldnt not be that hard to convince a little kid to wear the seatbelts.

Have you ever tried to make a six year old do something they don't want to do? Obviously not, because it's a lot easier said than done. I'd place bets that the cabin crew tried everything short of vodka in his milk (not a bad idea if I say so myself! ), and the kid simply wouldn't listen. At that point, nothing you can do.

Good call by AC! No reason to inconvenience the other 61 passengers more than absolutely necessary to get this situation resolved!

[Da-BoB]

If someone wont follow the safety rules then kick them off no matter who it is.

Stupid kid...
Stupid parents for letting the kid go alone....

The crew did the right thing.


BoB

[ACman]

It's the airline's responsibility to take care of this minor, seatbelt or not I dont think he should have got kicked out of the plane. It shouldnt not be that hard to convince a little kid to wear the seatbelts.Btw aren't the F/A's also trained to take care of these kind of issues too ??

If you tell the kid to put it on, and they refuse, then become hostile? You tell me what your going to do about that one...? Im sure the F/A's tried there best to get him to buckle it. There is just a point where they wont do it.

[MaxPower]

I agree that AC did the right move.. What the heck were the parents thinking? Letting their 6 year old child fly on his own..

Don't tell me you haven't seen or heard about Unaccompanied Minor passengers ever before ?

The age requirements that are generally used by the airlines to define the unaccompanied minor are children between the ages of five and eleven years old (and sometimes up to 15 - it is always advisable to contact the airline to make sure that they accept unaccompanied minors as passengers)

It's the airline's responsibility to take care of this minor, seatbelt or not I dont think he should have got kicked out of the plane. It shouldnt not be that hard to convince a little kid to wear the seatbelts.Btw aren't the F/A's also trained to take care of these kind of issues too ??

[A332]

I would have tossed him out the front right side door...

That's the problem with parents today, they're too worried about their own lives to care about their children... or they figure they need to be their kid's best friend, which is wrong.

Kids need to have their asses kicked and learn independence and responsibility at a young age... it's too bad that simple logic is above the majority of today's parental units.

Good on AC!

[ptbodale]

We have lots of them every day. There are a lot of divorced people around and the kids make the trip from one parent to the other quite regularly.

[cx777]

I agree that AC did the right move.. What the heck were the parents thinking? Letting their 6 year old child fly on his own..