This Airline Kicked a Family Off a Flight Because Their Baby Was Crying

It can feel like a task and a half when you’re a family traveling on an airplane with a young child. Not only is there so much you need to bring with you to accommodate their needs, like a stroller and car seat, but you never want to be that parent who’s getting the side-eye from multiple people on your flight because your baby has the nerve to cry. Seriously, why does the world hate babies so much sometimes? A frustrated mom took to TikTok to air some grievances with a certain airline after her family of three was kicked off their flight because they deemed her baby “feverish” after she had been crying and was red in the face. Yes, you read that correctly! Doesn’t that seem like such an overreaction?

The mom of a crying baby whose family got kicked off a flight puts Allegiant Airlines on blast in this TikTok video.

@quarantinecutiee

@Allegiant Air We were unable to fly back home to Indiana with Allegiant on Friday 3/27 at 9pm due to a baby being naturally pale and red in the face from crying on a plane. First they didn’t believe our babies birth certificate from Indiana at check in and they had several people look at it. We went through TSA just fine no issues. We boarded our flight like normal. Before boarding we took off babies shirt because she was hot on the flight from Indy to Florida we figured she’d probably be sweaty then too. She had also just ate baby food. Anybody with a child knows they are messy. They removed the gentleman in the aisle seat told him there was a seat up front away from kids. The whole two rows we were in were full of children and their parents. Someone in a vest came onto the plane and ask for our boarding pass again. I handed it over. They then asked me how old the baby was, her name, her birthdate and went back by the bathrooms and kept talking into the phone and walkie talkie. They called her an unidentified infant over the walkie. Then they told us a flight attendant reported us for a baby being feverish… said medical professionals wouldn’t clear her to tly and that we were going to have to get off. Nobody would come and see her. Nobody on the flight was required to have a temperature checked. Nobody would even come and take her temperature. They said well she looks red and it looks like a rash. Several other babies were on the flight and also crying. We were told to get off the flight or police would take us off of it even though we weren’t arguing or cussing. As we walked off we asked again why are we getting kicked off the plane and they stated we weren’t getting kicked off. I asked to speak to a supervisor. I told the lady I’m not mad at you I’m mad at the situation. Im not complaining about you specifically. A supervisor wouldn’t come and talk to us in person only on a phone. We got on the next flight they had which was 11am the next day. No accommodations, no car to get around, no place to stay other than to call family back to grab us from the airport again. We were so lucky we hadn’t been just in town by ourselves. We waited an hour for them to drive back and grab us. We have no luggage as they wouldn’t grab it off the plane. No car seat or stroller for the baby. They gave us an unclaimed car seat that has no padding and isn’t age appropriate. Car seat was way too big had to hold her head the whole ride back to Kyle’s grandparents house because it was too big. We missed work the next day, had to get our pet sitter to stay another day, didn’t get to pick up our two other kids that were at dads for spring break and missed our foster care class which was the only one that aligned with our schedule for the next two months. We got on our next flight no issues. When we checked in they did state usually you can’t tly tor 24 hours if there’s illness when I asked if there were notes in for the night previous for when I called customer care. However we were put on the next flight 12 hours later. They even tried to make it better putting us in priority boarding and extra leg room which we didn’t care about. We chose the back of the plane on purpose, less windows, it’s usually darker for the baby to nap, and usually other people with kids chose the back. There was such a difference in the second flight sitting up front. Everyone was so much nicer and friendlier. We called Allegiant and they just keep telling us we are not able to get any sort of compensation for our time or experience. They wouldn’t email or give me any policies on traveling with infants and they wouldn’t connect me to a supervisor of any kind. @Allegiant Air also if you’re just here to make comments about a baby being naked or there being more to the story get fucked

♬ original sound – Syd ❤️

Honestly, it’s stories like this that make you want to stay home until your child is about 4!

A mom with the handle quarantinecutiee on TikTok shared a snippet of a super frustrating travel day she experienced while trying to fly home to Indiana with her baby and partner on Allegiant Airlines.

The video starts with a voiceover and a calm dad holding a shirtless baby girl who’s just chilling in his arms. The baby’s mom explains that “this is [their] baby,” and they were just “taken off of their flight.” You can see they are not on a plane; they’re hanging out in an airport terminal.

She explains that they’re waiting for someone to bring them a used car seat for their little one. They were removed from their flight because the flight crew determined that the baby was “feverish,” even though her face was just red from crying, and she’s pale just like her dad.

Wow. This is the stuff of travel nightmares right here.

The family experienced nothing but problems while trying to travel home from a trip with their baby.

It turns out that it was just one thing after another with this Allegiant Airlines flight for this young family.

The mom of the baby explains in the TikTok video caption that when they were trying to board their flight at check-in, the staff didn’t “believe” their baby’s birth certificate and had several employees come to look at it.

Before they boarded, they took off their baby’s shirt because she got super hot and uncomfortable on their previous flight. The flight crew removed a man sitting near them to get him “away” from the area with the kids. Yikes.

While in their seats, someone in a vest approached their section and asked to see their boarding passes again. The mom handed them over and answered all their inquiries about their baby, like her age, name, and birthdate. The person kept talking on their walkie-talkie to someone and even referred to their baby as an “unidentified infant.” That is crazy, given that her parents are right there with her!

It was then that someone came back to tell them that their baby had been reported for being “feverish” and they needed to get off the flight, or the police would come and remove them.

The family had to change their plans to stay an extra day to catch another flight. They were given no reimbursement from the airline.

Even though nobody would come and medically evaluate their baby and give her a temperature check, they were swiftly kicked off the plane.

In the TikTok video’s caption, the mom explains that no supervisor would come and talk to them in person, and that they weren’t booked on another flight until the next morning. The airline offered no accommodations and no car rental to get around in. Luckily, they were able to call a nearby family member to pick them up and stay at their house for the night.

When they arrived for their flight home the next morning, everything was fine. They were given priority boarding and seats with more leg room. She even noted that everyone seemed “so much nicer and friendlier” on this flight. What a difference a day makes, right?

The mom called Allegiant again, and she was again told they are unable to offer any compensation for the flight change. They also wouldn’t email her any formal policies regarding traveling with infants or connect her with a supervisor.

If you’re thinking about traveling with a baby on an Allegiant Airlines flight anytime soon, you may want to reconsider your options!

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