article_snippet.sent: Kicked out: Elizabeth Sedway, 51, says Alaska Airlines had Sedway ejected from a flight because Sedway has cancer and lacked a doctor's note clearing Sedway to fly .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Sedway initially said Mrs Sedway was fine, but when the airline employee approached Mrs Sedway a second time, Mrs Sedway indicated that Mrs Sedway might require a little extra time to board a packed plane because Mrs Sedway sometimes felt 'weak.'
article_snippet.sent: In an interview with NBC Bay Area, Mrs Sedway said Alaska Airline was concerned Mrs Sedway might collapse during the eight-hour flight to San Jose, California.
article_snippet.sent: After being asked to leave the plane, Mrs Sedway emailed Mrs Sedway oncologist in California and Mrs Sedway gave Mrs Sedway the green light to fly, but Mrs Sedway told the local NBC affiliate in a phone interview that Alaska Airline was not satisfied and refused to let Mrs Sedway re-board.
article_snippet.sent: Named and shamed: Mrs Sedway shared this photo of Alaska Airline staff at Lihue Airport on Mrs Sedway Facebook page, identifying Facebook as the employees whom Mrs Sedway had to deal with during the incident .
article_snippet.sent: : Alaska Airlines later apologized to the family for mishandling the situation .
article_snippet.sent: The Sedways spent Monday night in a hotel in Maui, for which they were forced to pay out of pocket, and they were scheduled to return home on a Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday evening.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier today, ’ Alaska spokeswoman Halley Knigge told CBS San Francisco that Alaska Airlines apologized to Mrs Sedway for the inconvenience and for the way Alaska Airlines employees handled the situation.
article_snippet.sent: ’s tickets have been refunded and Alaska Airlines will cover the cost of Mrs Sedway family’s overnight accommodations in Lihue,’ Alaska spokeswoman Halley Knigge stated.
article_snippet.sent: While our employee had the customer’s well-being in mind, the situation could have been handled differently.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sedway said airline representative took note of Sedway because Sedway was wearing a surgical mask and was sitting in handicapped section of boarding area .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Sedway was told airline representative was concerned Sedway might collapse on the plane .
  