Toronto family say they were completely humiliated by staff on WestJet flight

A Toronto family's red-eye flight turned into a nightmare Monday. Camilla DiGiuseppe reports.

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40 comments

  1. So, when everybody on the flight removes their masks to eat and drink, the virus takes a nap and it’s perfectly safe but an exempted (mask) baby is gonna endanger them all……..

    1. xxskitsxx15 If you think that wearing a face mask is enslavement, you might want to educate yourself on slavery.

      Who is saying that the mask protects the wearer? Wearing a mask reduces the range by which an infected individual can spread the virus. The mask is worn to protect others, it reduces risk of spread, but by no means eliminates it. The only way be truly protected is by adequate physical distancing.

    2. Bingo! 👍 Nobody uses common sense, I also wonder if it would’ve been handled different if the family had a whiter skin color. My guess is yes.

  2. A 19 month old can’t tell the difference between “keeping the public safe”, and someone trying to suffocate them.

    1. Jonathan Edward , anyone still talking about pandemic is a complete moron!
      Airline industries got a huge hit and was bailed out by the government that’s why they are more than happy to implement all the draconian nonsense!

    2. @Gbrik74 They are also grossly exaggerating the deaths, don’t get me wrong even 10,000 deaths is still horrible, but they are counting every death as covid related as long as they had one anti-body in them. The Lancet also did a study showing how around 55-60% of all tests are false positives.

    3. @T Skillen you sure about that? Was that why the rest of the passengers were saying “we saw the whole thing”. If the crew were acting so reasonably, why were the passengers in objection? The video evidence is contrary to your assertion.

  3. As a parent, if they were trying to get a toddler and an infant to both wear masks, bahahaha, yeah right, might as well just say kids aren’t allowed on flights anymore.

  4. I thought they were wrong for taking my $400.westjet dollars away for not using it during covid so it expired but this makes me want to fly with another airline completely. Keep the $400 and use it for the bankruptcy settlement. Bye Bye.

  5. The flight was cancelled because the crew didn’t feel safe after seeing the reaction of the rest of the passengers. Thats like saying indirectly that the crew knew they were in the wrong and had overreacted to the situation. So feeling embarrassed and humiliated,they decided to cancel the flight instead and try to put the blame on the family. How low can you get???

    1. That’s a lot of assuming..get the mask Nay sayers riled up is no fun..with everyone adding their two cents..and telling the police and crew to Efe off..do You think that’s safe?

  6. At least they did not beat them or shoot them. Be grateful that the abuse did not go physical.
    They will sue and get a pile from this

  7. That’s why I’d rather give my business to reputable airlines like delta, they sanitize the plane in between flights and don’t fill up every seat. wokejet and ac are flying garbagecans

  8. Yea this doesn’t make me want to fly west jet. At west jet we can guarantee staff are SOULLESS and horribly trained. Let the firing begin!

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