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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doing this and refusing to use the headphones was the start of an incident we witnessed that ended with a family of 4 being kick off a flight a few weeks ago.[/quote]

I’d love to hear the details.  :D [/quote]

PP here, and I didn't see this thread again until now.

I was toward the front of the place with DC2, who just turned 2. DH and DC1, age 4.5, were in the back of the plane. We were waiting in line for takeoff for a long time, and we start to get somber reminders from the pilot:
- "If you're using devices with sound, please wear headphones. We have some available for purchase."
- "All ticketed passengers must be in their seat at take off."
- "All devices must be in airplane mode."
- "As a reminder, all passengers must be buckled into their seats, or we are going to lose our place in line, and have to return to the gate..."

More sitting around, with increasingly loud screams from what sounded like a 2-year-old. It didn't sound like MY 2-year-old, but I thought -- you never know, maybe he is having some sort of otherworldly melt down we've never experienced.

I feel the plane turn around but the pilot doesn't say anything so I hope it was just a sharp turn.

People are turning around to stare toward the back. I am praying it's not my kid.

I text DH: "Please tell me that's not our child. Do you need help?" He assures me that it's not our kid, but the people behind him.

Pilot announces we are going back and some passengers will be deplaning. Security shows up. Their departure was uneventful.

The rundown from DH later was that the 2YO was in mom's lap watching YouTube without headphones. Flight attendant requested that he use headphones. Mom ignored. Flight attendant later requested she put the device in airplane mode. Mom ignored. Then, as we started to taxi for takeoff, flight attendant told mom the child needed to be in his seat for takeoff. Mom ignored. Continued to hold the child. Child is screaming bloody murder. Dad is across the child with 7YO and begs mom to switch. Mom ignores. Child falls asleep, and mom refuses to put him in his seat for takeoff. When she finds out they are being kicked off the plane, says, "good, I don't want to fly on an airline that hates kids anyway."

FWIW, the flight attendants were super nice and accommodating to me and my 4YO, bringing snacks and water. And to DH and our 2YO.

I felt badly for the 7YO who was with the family.[/quote]

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