American Airlines crew member hits young mother with child’s buggy

American Airlines was at the centre of a major storm last night after one of its staff snatched a child’s buggy from a young mother on a plane – and hit her with it in the process.

Video taken moments after the confrontation onboard the flight from San Francisco to Dallas showed a row between crew, several passengers and the crying mother, who was cradling her child. Footage shows a second employee saying ‘Hit me! Come on, bring it on’ when challenged by a male passenger over the incident.

American Airlines said that it was ‘deeply sorry for the pain we have caused’ – and suspended the employee involved in the row.

It upgraded the woman and her family to first-class for the rest of their trip.

The incident came two weeks after video of Dr David Dao, 69, being dragged along the floor of a United Airlines jet sparked outrage.

Video taken moments after the confrontation onboard the flight from San Francisco to Dallas showed a row between crew, several passengers and the crying mother, who was cradling her child

American Airlines was at the centre of a major storm last night after one of its staff snatched a child’s buggy from a young mother on a plane and hit her with it in the process