MSNBC is reporting that the crew of Southwest Airlines flight 879 from Dallas to Albuquerque are credited with removing a baby from its parents mid-flight after witnessing her parents slap her.
Southwest Airlines spokesman Brad Hawkins confirmed the incident, and said “Our flight attendants do great customer service. In this case, it was a baby that was upset, and the flight attendant asked the mother if she wanted help with the baby.”
Upon arrival at Albuquerque, local police were waiting for the flight and questioned the parents. According to the airport police chief, removing the baby calmed everyone down and neutralized the situation. The parents have not been cited for the incident.
Kudos to the Southwest Airlines crew – even though we do not have all the details about the situation, when a child is being hit by his or her parents, I feel it is very easy to justify removing the child from their parents to calm things down.
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