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Family wants apology after 18-month-old taken off plane
MIAMI -- A spokesman for the family of an 18-month-old girl who was pulled off a flight because airline employees thought her name was on the U.S. no-fly list says the girl's parents do not plan to take legal action.
Rick Abbott told The Associated Press on Friday that the family is looking for an apology or an explanation from JetBlue, which blamed the problem on a computer glitch.
An airline employee boarded the Newark, New Jersey-bound flight before it departed Tuesday evening from Fort Lauderdale, telling the family their toddler was on the federal list that includes thousands of known or suspected terrorists.
The child's parents told ABC television network affiliate WPBF they believe they were targeted because they are of Middle Eastern descent and the mother wears a hijab.
The family was cleared to re-board, but they declined, saying they were too embarrassed.
JetBlue said employees followed proper protocol. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said the girl never was flagged by the agency.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 12, 2012 A31
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