Summary

United Airlines apologized to Melissa Sotomayor after crew members tried to make her remove her son’s ventilator during a March 8 flight from Tampa to Newark.

Sotomayor, whose 2-year-old son relies on a ventilator and tracheostomy tube, said staff demanded the equipment be stowed for takeoff despite prior medical clearance.

A third flight attendant claimed the child would “be OK” without it. The captain called her “difficult” and said the equipment was a safety risk.

Sotomayor expressed feeling humiliated and vowed never to fly United again.

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    13 days ago

    The fact that the law exists tells you that the legislature never cared about our opinions at any point. Anyone who does and runs for office is scuttled by the major parties to ensure we don’t get that choice.