SAN FRANCISCO: In a recent incident involving airline brutality, a mother of twins was left in tears after she was allegedly being whacked with a stroller by an American Airlines flight attendant. The incident occurred last week on a flight from San Francisco to Dallas and was captured on camera. Passengers on the plane claimed the attendant “violently” took the buggy from the lady who was holding twins, hitting her and just slightly missing one of the babies.
Surian Adyanthaya, one of the passengers, caught the aftermath of the altercation on video, posting it on Facebook with a caption that read 'OMG! AA Flight attendant violently took a stroller from a lady with her baby on my flight, hitting her and just missing the baby.” He later added, “They just involuntarily escorted the mother and her kids off the flight and let the flight attendant back on, who tried to fight other passengers. The mom asked for an apology and the AA official declined.”
The video footage, which has been shared over 3,500 times, also shows a male passenger stepping in to defend the mother and telling the attendant, “Hey bud, you do that to me and I'll knock you flat.” The attendant, can be heard yelling “you stay out of this” in response. “Hit me, c'mon, bring it on! C'mon, you don't know what the story is.” To which the passenger replies, “I don't care what the story is, you don't hurt a baby.”
The airlines, in an official statement, condemned the flight attendant's behaviour, stating an investigation was already launched. “What we see on this video does not reflect our values or how we care for our customers. We are deeply sorry for the pain we have caused this passenger and her family and to any other customers affected by the incident.” The attendant in question has been removed from duty pending the investigation. The woman and her children were reportedly put on another flight.
