Woman Claims Family Was Kicked off Flight Because Autistic Son Was Unable to Wear Mask

A Texas mother says her family was refused service on a recent Southwest Airlines flight because her 3-year-old son with autism would not wear a face mask.

Alyssa Sadler planned to fly from Midland to Houston with her son and daughter, 1, on Monday when the alleged incident occurred, Click2Houston reports.

The flight initially left the gate, Sadler said, but soon returned after a crew member noticed that the boy would not keep the mask on. . .

“They’re going over the security safety features and all that, and the flight attendant walks by and tells me that he has to put a mask on,” she continued to KTRK. “So, I try to put the mask on him. He is 3 and has autism and sensory processing disorders, so he wouldn’t keep the mask on.” . . .

Sadler said the captain announced the reason for the early return over the loudspeaker, telling the plane that a noncompliant passenger refused to wear a facial covering. From there, Sadler said an escort helped remove her family’s luggage and that airline officials later wrote up her son for noncompliance to the carrier’s policy. (Read more from “Woman Claims Family Was Kicked off Flight Because Autistic Son Was Unable to Wear Mask” HERE)

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