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September 9, 2020 6:38 pm

..."My older daughter was eating a snack so we asked if she could finish and they said no, she needs to put it on now, otherwise the plane won�t take off and we said no problem,� he said. �My wife got... View More..."My older daughter was eating a snack so we asked if she could finish and they said no, she needs to put it on now, otherwise the plane won�t take off and we said no problem,� he said. �My wife got the mask (on the three-year-old) with a little bit of hesitation and then they turned to my 19-month-old and said she also needs to wear a mask.� He said she had never worn a mask before but, having one for her, they complied. �We just wanted to get home, this is the last flight so we will comply with whatever they tell us to do,� he said. �She certainly struggled because our 19-month-old has never had anything obstruct her nose or mouth . . . So she became very hysterical and we still tried to keep the mask on her face.� It was then that Choudhry said the crew told the family that they were being ejected from the flight because their younger daughter would clearly not be able to keep the mask on her face for the duration of the flight. WestJet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart said the crew�s concerns were not about the 19-month-old, who staff knew was an infant, but about the couple�s three-year-old. �The crew told us it was Transport Canada�s policy, everyone has to wear it or the gates won�t close, which means you guys need to get off the plane,� Choudhry said. He decided to firmly keep the mask held onto his youngest daughter�s face when staff said the family needed to leave or they would call the police. At that point, 45 minutes after the plane was scheduled to depart, he said the crew left and police officers boarded the plane. Stewart said that even after Choudhry�s wife put a face covering on their three-year-old, the �decision was already made� to remove the family from the flight. �Multiple police officers boarded the flight and said �we need to evacuate you off the place because you are not complying,� and I said �not complying with what?� They said, �well, we don�t have the exact details we were just told that there were passengers who are not complying and our policy is we have to take you off,'� Choudhry said.." https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/abuse-harassment-and-outright-disrespect-family-forced-off-westjet-flight-for-not-masking-their-19-month-old

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