*smirk*
http://www.coveragemail.com/news/plane- ... ashington/
COUPEVILLE, WASHINGTON – Some passengers clapped after a 7-year-old and his family were removed from an Allegiant flight after he started experiencing allergic reactions, his mother, Christina Fabian, told KTVB.
“He began to get very itchy and he was scratching all over. He started to get hives, so we informed the flight attendant who informed us that there’s dogs on every flight and just smirked, which minimized his experience for me,” said Fabian.
The allergic reaction delayed take off, and soon the family was told they’d have to deboard.
“We understood. They helped us off the plane, but as we gathered our stuff the people toward the back of the plane clapped,” said Fabian.
What passengers on the flight didn’t know is the trip to Bellingham was on a bucket list. It was a chance to visit family for a very important reason.
“My dad is sick with stage four throat cancer,” said Giovanni.
Alvarado’s cancer is terminal and with time running out, the trip was supposed to be a special one.
“To make memories, and I am sad that this has to be a memory with my dad,” said Giovanni.
“As a dad I was just hopeless right there. I just looked at the people clapping. I was just shaking my head, I was like man lets get out of here,” said Alvarado.
As the family waits for the next flight, they try to turn something terrible into a teaching moment
“You don’t know how much time people have or why they are hurting. Just be nice. Be kind,” said Alvarado.
A cancer patient’s call for courtesy is the message he leaves behind as the family prepares to head home.
The airline, Allegiant, is in direct contact with the family and has offered their apologies for the negative experience and the inconvenience.
This story kind of has it all. A kid on a plane getting shafted, dogs somehow winning out over a kid, and the terminally ill relative that is usually the 'what if' scenario for dragging kids on a plane. It has something for for everyone.
Obviously I'm joking, 7 years is plenty old enough to me. I just don't think the people were clapping about the kid, I doubt they even knew about it. I'm sure they were just clapping because the delay was over. It was an Airbus A319, plenty big enough to not grasp the situation.