Mother plans to sue US airline over fluids ban after toddler dehydrates

A YOUNG mother from Co Monaghan is suing American airline Delta claiming her 18-month-old baby boy almost died from dehydration during a flight from New York when she was banned from bringing bottles of diluted orange on to the plane because of “security precautions”.

The baby would not be served any food or drink on the flight as he had not got a seat of his own, even though the family of four had paid for him to travel.

After returning home, the baby boy was sickly and next morning a local doctor called for an ambulance to take him to hospital.