One of the pilots came back to the cabin with a stern warning and Farrell says the frustration level escalated.
She says Jarrett picked up on that and things only got worse.
"He just melted down. He saw me getting upset. He was upset. He was on the floor rolling around," she said.
The pilot returned to the cockpit, turned the plane around and headed back to the terminal.
"The pilot made an announcement that there was a woman and her child on the plane and the child is uncontrollable. And at that point I just broke down," Farrell said.
What is the issue? The kid wouldn't stay in his seat. FAA says everyone has to be seated. If he can't follow the rules, he can't fly. I can see how a disability plays in to this. Surely we aren't expecting our FAs to be trained RNs with special care specialization for our $100 o/w fare.
If I decided to take off my pants and run up and down the aisle screaming, I too would be ejected from the aircraft. From my point of view, the pilot's concern regarding safety as the FARs and the kid's, not any post 9/11 mumbo-jumbo.