Unaccompanied child taken off overbooked EasyJet flight at Gatwick

EasyJet has opened an investigation after an unaccompanied child was removed from an overbooked flight from London Gatwick. The 15-year-old was taken from his seat on a flight to Toulouse Thursday morning, and left alone at the departure gate. Casper Read was given a boarding pass for seat 9A but after texting his mother to tell her he was aboard, another passenger claimed his seat. With the plane overbooked, Read was told to leave the plane. A spokeswoman apologised “for any inconvenience caused”, adding: “EasyJet is sorry that Casper Read’s flight…was overbooked. We are investigating why he was able to board the aircraft as he should have been informed at the gate. EasyJet has a procedure to protect unaccompanied minors but unfortunately this was not followed on this occasion”. <br/>