In JetBlue no-fly list mistake, toddler removed
| Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Officials say an 18-month-old girl was mistakenly pulled off a JetBlue flight before it left Fort Lauderdale because airline employees thought her name was on the US no-fly lis t.
An airline employee boarded the Newark, N.J. -bound flight before it departed Tuesday evening, telling the family their toddler was on the federal list that includes thousands of known or suspected terrorists .
JetBlue on Thursday blamed the problem on a computer glitch, saying employees were following proper protocol. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says the girl never was flagged by the agency.
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The child's parents told ABC affiliate WPBF they believe they were targeted because they are of Middle Eastern descent and the mother wears a hijab.
"We were put on display like a circus act because my wife wears a hijab," the baby's father told WPBF. He told the station that he thought his family was profiled because they're of Middle Eastern descent.
The family was cleared to re-board. But they declined, saying they were too embarrassed.
