A woman who was told over Twitter she must cover up while breastfeeding on her upcoming flight has ignited a social-media firestorm.
Lindsay Jaynes, who used the Twitter handle @ClassicHippie, tweeted @DeltaAssist ahead of her six-hour flight last week. She wanted to know the airline’s breastfeeding policy, as her 10-week-old son needs to eat every two hours and will not feed from a bottle or breastfeed under a cover.
Everyday people and breastfeeding advocates jumped in, demanding an apology and clarification from the airline. Soon after, the main airline Twitter account @Delta, stepped in
And while the response from the Twitter-verse was overwhelmingly in support of Jaynes’ uncovered breastfeeding, there were some who felt strongly she should indeed cover up.
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