Airline removes boy, 4, with autism for not wearing Covid mask
A four-year-old boy with autism was removed from a flight in the US after the airline refused to recognise his disability and insisted he should wear a face mask, his mother said. Spirit Airlines told US media that all their passengers except those aged under two must wear a mask. US guidelines say travellers with a medical exemption should not be required to wear a face covering. The boy's mother said he loved planes and was distraught after being removed. Callie Kimball told US media that she was travelling with her son Carter and her husband from Las Vegas on Monday and had a medical note explaining her son's condition. "He's exempt from wearing masks because whenever he wears a mask he holds his breath or he starts freaking out and he will harm himself," she explained, saying that her son has autism and is non-verbal.<br/>
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Airline removes boy, 4, with autism for not wearing Covid mask
A four-year-old boy with autism was removed from a flight in the US after the airline refused to recognise his disability and insisted he should wear a face mask, his mother said. Spirit Airlines told US media that all their passengers except those aged under two must wear a mask. US guidelines say travellers with a medical exemption should not be required to wear a face covering. The boy's mother said he loved planes and was distraught after being removed. Callie Kimball told US media that she was travelling with her son Carter and her husband from Las Vegas on Monday and had a medical note explaining her son's condition. "He's exempt from wearing masks because whenever he wears a mask he holds his breath or he starts freaking out and he will harm himself," she explained, saying that her son has autism and is non-verbal.<br/>
