Originally Posted by
Kremmen
Porter is in the news for bumping several passengers, including a UM, to reduce weight. It's been reported that they were rebooking them for the next day. The thing that strikes me is that they should have been providing hotel accommodation in that situation and they would need to check that the passengers are old enough to be able to check in to a hotel. With some hotels, even 18 might not be sufficient, so it's not even purely a UM issue. (Though definitely the 14-year-old has no chance.)
Parents outraged after girl, 14, forced off Porter Airlines flight
The thing that strikes me about the story is a parent who put a 14-year-old on a plane and when matters went awry denied all knowledge of unaccompanied minor programs. There is also no evidence that the passenger told the airline that she was a minor when they put her off. It also strikes me that the mother was "outraged" when all the girl had to do was call her dad who came back and picked her up at the airport.