Southwest airlines removes 5-year-old boy with autism from flight for not wearing face mask
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A family from Des Moines was denied access to a Southwest Airlines flight after their son with autism was unable to wear his face mask.
The family’s 5-year-old son has autism and is non-verbal and has a sensory processing disorder and struggled to wear his face mask properly during the layover, according to KCCI. The airline reportedly would not allow the family to board without the boy wearing a face mask. Fellow passengers on board the flight witnessing the incident reportedly approached crew members on the boy’s behalf asking that he be allowed on the flight, however, crew members did not comply.More Related News