"It Was Comical" - Pregnant Woman Kicked Off Plane For Being Too Heavy

Story out of Toronto, Ontario:

A pregnant woman and her fiancé couldn’t board a flight from Toronto to Quebec City last month after Porter Airlines staff said the flight was overweight and the couple weren’t welcome.

Annette Bice and Geoff Hotrum were leaving for a final romantic weekend away before the birth of their first child, expected in December.

“It was comical, hard to believe, we thought: are you kidding?” said Hotrum.

Porter flight 513 was delayed more than half an hour as Porter staff started asking confirmed passengers in the lounge if they would volunteer not to fly, said Hotrum. It was explained to passengers that weather conditions on the route made it necessary to lessen the plane’s weight.

But when an insufficient number of passengers agreed to postpone their travel, Porter staff began calling out names, including the couple’s.

“You’re kicking off the pregnant woman,” Hotrum recalled asking the attendant at the time.

Faced with postponing until two days later because of Porter’s limited Quebec flight schedule, the couple reluctantly agreed to take a flight to Montreal, rent a car and drive to Quebec City to salvage their vacation.

Porter offered to pay for the cost of the car rental and meals, and gave the couple flight vouchers worth $1150. Cont. (Video)

Story from - Global News