A mother and baby son were forced off a Virgin flight on Gold Coast . Virginie Rutgers began to feed her son as they taxied out for the flight . She used a sling to cover her son 's head for privacy but he reportedly had his own seat and belt . The flight steward told Ms Rutgers to remove the sling but she alleges he refused to explain why it was a hazard . Police were called to the terminal to interview her , but she was n't charged . She was then stranded with her baby at the airport , forced to catch another flight the next day . Virgin Australia refuses to compensate the cost of her hotel and taxi fares .
A mother and baby son were forced off a Virgin flight on the Gold Coast . Virginie Rutgers began to feed her son as they taxied out for the flight . She used a sling to cover her son 's head for privacy but he reportedly had his own seat and belt . The flight steward told Ms Rutgers to remove the sling but she alleges he refused to explain why it was a hazard . Police were called to the terminal to interview her , but she was n't charged . She was then stranded with her baby at the airport , forced to catch another flight the next day . Virgin Australia refuses to compensate the cost of her hotel and taxi fares .