Mom Says American Airlines Held 8-Year-Old and Friends Overnight -- Without Food or Contacting Parents
-- along with eight other unaccompanied minors -- on afrom summer camp. The mom from Beaverton, Oregon, documented the entire experience in a series of furious Facebook posts last week, as she publicly begged and pleaded with American Airlines to tell her when her son would come home. According to Hoyt, delayed flights, mechanical issues, and staff problems not only left the campers stranded -- they were also denied meals and had no contact with their parents throughout the entire ordeal.
Sadly, the next flight would also prove to be a problem, as mechanical problems stalled the plane from leaving the tarmac for hours. In addition to a fuel spill, there was also an issue finding a pilot and co-pilot to cover the flight after the original airline workers were found to have worked too many hours. “I felt scared,” said Hudson, who suffers from anxiety, and says the delays only made it worse. “When the plane stopped moving, I was afraid I was never going to see my mom again.
“The only thing we had were crackers and soda, which isn't good because we need real food to be able to take our medication,” camper Kelley Phillips told . And although most of the campers had medication they needed to take daily, they weren't able to take it because they had been told to check their carry-on bags.
The debacle didn't end there, though. When the plane finally touched down in Portland, Hoyt said she was asked to sign for a child who wasn't hers.
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