Daily Talker: Airline Boots Sick Passenger

Alaska Airlines is apologizing after an incident with a sick passenger.

Elizabeth Sedway of Granite Hill, California, suffers from multiple myeloma and was preparing to travel to Hawaii with her husband and two sons.

The 51-year-old and her family were removed from the plane shortly after airline employees noticed she had put on a surgical mask to avoid airport germs.

"An airline employee asked me if I needed anything. The first time. I said no. The second time, [I] said, well I might need a bit of extra time to board, sometimes I feel weak. Because I said the word weak, the Alaska Airlines employee called a doctor. An Alaska representative boarded the plane, and told us I could not fly without a note from a doctor stating that I was cleared to fly."

Sedway wrote on Facebook, "Because of this, I will miss my chemotherapy, my children will miss school, and my husband will miss important meetings."

She posted video of her family leaving the plane and it quickly caused a stir on social media.

The airline refunded the family's tickets and covered the cost of her family's overnight accommodations.

How do you think Alaska airlines handled the situation with a sick passenger?

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