Mother Claims She Was Unfairly Kicked Off Flight After Breastfeeding Incident

Spirit Airlines says woman was removed for failure to comply with staff requests and that 'no one was kicked off for breastfeeding'

A Spirit Airlines plane lands at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 9, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Texas mother is complaining that she was unfairly kicked off a flight after she tried to breastfeed her son to settle him down for the flight.

Thirty-three-year-old concert pianist and cancer researcher Mei Rui was traveling with her 2-year-old son and her elderly parents from Houston to Manhattan on Dec. 8.