Shame on Delta Airlines!

On October 13th, 2006 Emily Gillette was on board a 3 hour delayed New York bound Freedom Airline plane in Burlington, Vermont. While waiting on the plane her 1 year old baby wanted to nurse and so naturally Emily breastfed her baby discretely in her seat. Emily was then approached by a flight attendant who handed her a blanket and asked her to cover up while nursing. Emily rejected the blanket and later was removed from the plane along with her husband and child. WHAT????????
What year do we live in? How is it possible for people to be so wrong? I have made a cover up for women who CHOOSE to nurse modestly in public and I believe it has and will help women who need to nurse in this manner BUT I am a 100% breastfeeding advocate and support women to nurse anyway she choose to-ANYTIME and ANYWHERE!!!! There were times I forgot my Nursing Curtain at home or in the car and I would have been outraged if someone would have rejected me service or kicked me out anywhere.
Delta Airlines needs to do something about this horrible event. Although they did choose to later discipline the unknown (unidentified) flight attendant, it's still not enough. They need to correct this bad,wrong, uneducated, mistake this attendant made. Apologize-YES! Give the Gillete family round trip airline travel-YES! Let the public know that DELTA AIRLINES is going to educate its employees on what they can and can not do-YES! All of the above and more. PLUS keep up on the laws! In the state of Vermont it is a woman's legal right to nurse anywhere she may need at anytime! Yes, that means this attendant broke the law!
So, what effects has this event had on communities in the U.S? Many women have organized nurse outs in airlines near Delta ticket booths all over the nation to show their support to Emily Gillette and for the cause. Although I support both sides (women that choose to nurse covered or uncovered)I really am thankful for these women as they fight for ALL nursing women everywhere.
Too all nursing mommies especially those that have and will stand up for our rights!
Evie

Update: For more details on this story go to MSNBC.com