Sisters kicked off Allegiant Air flight, miss father's final moments
DeLAND, Fla. - Two sisters said they were humiliated after Allegiant Air kicked them off their flight claiming they were a threat.
"I just wanted to see my dad," said Debbie Hartman, who, along with her sister, Trisha Baker, missed being with their father for his final moments. Hartman and Baker were on their way from Sanford, Florida, to Asheville, North Carolina, to visit their sick father, who was in hospice care Monday.
While the plane was waiting to leave the tarmac, Hartman's sister got a text message that their father only had hours to live.
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Baker said once she got up to tell her sister, a flight attendant stepped in. "She said, 'You need to sit down' and I said, 'Well, can I just sit here? I just want to console my sister. We just got word that my dad's dying,'" Baker said. Hartman said she started having a panic attack and the situation escalated after Baker confronted the flight attendant for not being compassionate.
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Minutes later, the sisters said the flight attendant called the captain, the plane turned around and airport security escorted them off the flight.
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Hartman said their father died shortly after and she wants the airline to be held accountable.
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