Mother Allegedly Hit By American Airlines Employee On Flight At SFO

[RandySF]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- American Airlines is taking swift action after a video surfaced of a fight on board one of their planes out of SFO.

Video shows an upset mother who was traveling with two young children. ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas reports passengers say the mother was from Argentina and possibly didn't understand when a flight attendant took her stroller.

The incident escalated and other passengers jumped to her defense, angry with how she and her kids were allegedly treated by a flight attendant.

American Airlines told WFAA they have apologized to the woman and they are taking special care of her and her family, upgrading them to first class for the remainder of their international trip.


http://abc7news.com/news/mother-allegedly-hit-by-airline-employee-on-flight-at-sfo/1901973/

[LisaM]

1. I didn't see anyone getting hit?

What was she upset about? It seemed as if she was obstructing people from boarding. Am I just missing something?

[OnlinePoker]

2. It happened off the plane before the video started.

Something at the boarding gate.

[cwydro]

3. I thought it happened on the plane.

Flight attendant took her stroller out of the over head bin and allegedly struck either child or mother while doing so.

[dalton99a]

4. The attendant took the stroller from the woman on the plane

http://q13fox.com/2017/04/21/video-shows-flight-attendant-telling-passenger-hit-me-following-stroller-incident-american-airlines-investigating/

“The lady and her two children were seated near the back of the plane. She was somehow able to get her stroller on board and back near her seat,” he said...

The flight attendant then asked for security personnel, which “escalated” the situation, according to Watson.

“The flight attendant and the woman started making their way to the front of the plane. They were at the front of the plane near the crew area. The woman was holding on to the stroller and refusing to let go,” he said...

The flight attendant then responded by jerking the stroller from the woman, knocking her in the head and nearly hitting the children, according to Watson.