Mum’s outrage after being kicked off Spirit Airlines flight ‘because her six-month-old baby threw up’

A MUM travelling alone with her six-month-old son was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight because a flight attendant told crew the baby was sick.

Shortly before boarding the Orlando to Boston flight, Evelyn Circeo said her baby spit up on her in the rest room, prompting her to request an aisle seat from the attendant.

She said: "I asked one of the flight attendants, if possible, if I could have an aisle seat because he had spit up,” she said.

"It’s just more convenient to be on the outside with a baby."

Evelyn said another flight attendant told her she needed to exit the aircraft because her baby was too sick to fly,  reported.

"I said: 'What are you talking about?'"

The flight attendant responded that someone had said her baby was too sick to fly.

"I said: ‘What is wrong with my baby? Nothing’s wrong with my baby. He spit up. He’s a baby being a baby.’”

Other passengers tried to intervene, urging the flight attendant to let the mum and her baby remain on board.

Once Evelyn deplaned she said she went to the ticket counter and discovered her luggage was still on its way to Boston.

“I let them know I only had two bottles on me and three diapers, which I needed for the duration of the flight. I wasn’t planning for anything more."

Spirit offered to place her on the next flight, but Evelyn refused the flight and ended up not returning home until early Monday morning.

Spirit Airlines said the decision to remove Evelyn from the flight was based on the safety of other passengers.

"(The flight crew) made the tough decision to remove the guest and her baby for the health and safety of all on board," spokesman Derek Dombrowski said.
"We are sorry for the inconvenience this caused. We are working directly with the guest to resolve any concerns."

The airline refunded her flight and requested receipts for her incidentals while she was stranded in Orlando.

Spirit also offered her two round-trip plane tickets for her troubles, but airline officials said they were unsure if she was going to accept them.