A Brooklyn mother traveling with six children on a flight from Orlando to New York was kicked off a JetBlue flight on Wednesday because her 2-year-old would not wear a face mask, CBS reports.
Videos of the incident have been shared across social media. In one video the mother, Chaya Bruck, speaks with a flight attendant before the plane takes off.
WATCH IT: Family thrown off @JetBlue flight for 2-year-old not wearing mask; when the mother stated she would force the toddler to wear a mask, there were still required to deplane pic.twitter.com/6s7AZqSHd7
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 19, 2020
"You realize she's 2?" Bruck tells the flight attendant. The attendant then says that the mask policy is "not something we can excuse." The mother responds with, "so should I tie her hands? What should I do?"
During the exchange the toddler is sitting uncomfortably, visibly worried by the argument. Fellow passengers stuck up for Bruck, many saying the 2-year-old shouldn't have to wear a mask.
“Just put your kids in masks, what’s the big deal?” The big deal is that it makes no sense and doing things that make no sense will eventually cause people to rebel from doing even the things that make sense to fight this virus. Follow the science.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) August 21, 2020
JetBlue told media that the cabin became boisterous and a decision to de-board the plan was made. The mother also verbally refused to get off the aircraft. In a statement to CBS News, the airline said its mask policy was updated on August 10.
It states that "all travellers two years and older must wear a face covering over their nose and mouth throughout their journey, including during check-in, boarding, while in flight and deplaning."
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