6-year-old flying alone for Christmas put on wrong plane, family outraged – National [Video]

UPDATE: Spirit Airlines stated Thursday that a gate agent at Philadelphia International Airport escorted the child in question to the incorrect flight.

“This agent is no longer working with Spirit, and any individual whose actions resulted in the incorrect boarding will be held accountable for failing to follow our procedures,” the airline wrote.

The boy’s grandmother, Maria Ramos, told WINK News that she’s “happy about getting answers after seven days.”

ORIGINAL: A family in the U.S. is still searching for answers after a six-year-old boy travelling alone for the Christmas holiday was put on the wrong flight and ended up 250 kilometres away from where he was supposed to land.

Maria Ramos was supposed to pick up her grandson Casper on Dec. 21 at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers after the six-year-old flew out from Philadelphia International Airport to join her for the holidays. When Casper’s plane touched down she was informed that her grandson …