Mom In Tears After Airline Kicks Her Son From His Seat For This Shocking Reason

a mom purchased a pricey $11,000 seat on a flight for her son only to be forced to give it up after she boarded United Airlines tried to make things right but the woman says it's not good enough was it you decide Shirley yamaki a middle school teacher was traveling with her 27-month-old son taisu from Hawaii to Boston with a layover in Houston since Federal Regulations require any child over 2 years old to have their own seat Shirley spent nearly $1,000 for taizo ticket after waiting over 5 hours to board in Houston an exhausted Shirley put Tao in his seat and took her own shortly after she said a flight attendant came to see if Tao was on the plane then a man approached and said the toddler was in his seat after the seat surely purchased for Tao was given to a standby passenger confused Shirley notified a flight attendant but claims she Shrugged and said the flight is full even though United's own guideline State once infants Turn 2 years old they are required to have a purchase ticket and occupy a seat the standby passenger who later told Shirley he only paid $75 for the seat was one of the last people to board and the flight was about to depart so Shirley who's only 52 hastily paced her 25lb sun on her lap forced to hold the toddler in her lap for the 3 and 1 half hour flight from Houston to Boston during the flight Shirley struggled to put the seat belt over them both and Tao even had to stand or crouch on the floor when he became became too heavy to hold yet flight attendants failed to question or address the issue he's a tall child for a toddler he comes up to my belly button it was a 3 and 1 half hours flight Shirley explained it was unsafe uncomfortable and unfair she told NBC News I couldn't believe it was happening to me due to previous problems on United flights Shirley was afraid to alert another attendant worried what might happen to her while she was traveling with her child if she caused on an issue in instead she waited until the flight landed to inform multiple United staff members about what happened I was told four different things from four agents she recalled adding that one told her she should have said something more while she was on board Days Later United Airlines issued a statement saying it was all just a mix up in their system we inaccurately scanned the boarding pass of MZ yachi's son as a result her son's seat appeared to be not checked in and staff released his seat to another customer United Airlines spokesman Jonathan Garen said apologizing to Shirley yamachi and her son for the experience the airlin said the ticket for Shirley's son would be refunded and she would also receive a travel voucher but Shirley wasn't satisfied I saw them zap both tickets there was no issue no problem they let us through she said refuting the explanation the airline gave for the mix up Shirley doesn't agree with the compensation either and decided to sue it doesn't seem right or enough for pain and discomfort she said United said they would change and I want to see that happen I don't want any more passengers possibly in danger Shirley explained saying she hopes her lawsuit will help protect other passengers from this type of treatment Hawaii news now reported attorney Michael Green agrees that the airline needs to be stopped from putting lives at risk United deserves everything we can do to them we let the people decide what to do to people that are this greedy and put lives potentially in danger green said Shirley and green have a point United Airlines Broke Federal Regulations a child older than 2 years old needs to have a seat of their own what's more the Federal Aviation Administration FAA makes it clear that flying with a child in your lap is not safe your arms aren't capable of holding your child securely especially during unexpected turbulence FAA States the FAA even goes a step further strongly urging parents to secure their child in a government approved child safety restraint system CZ or device saying it's the smart and right thing to do so that everyone in your family arrives safely don't do it lying with a baby no matter how small in your lap puts him at risk of injury or even death if the plane hits severe turbulence Consumer Reports warns encouraging parents to pay for the additional seat not only did this mother not get what she paid for but the staff also ignored safety requirements for their passengers all in order to make a little extra cash it seems profits are the only language some Airlines seem to speak so maybe shirely yamachi is right to believe change won't happen until the airlines mistakes drastically affect their bottom line