United Airlines takes seat away from two year old

United Airlines forced a mother to hold her toddler on a 3-and-a-half hour flight from Houston to Boston. The airline gave away the toddler's seat to a customer on standby, Shirley Yamauchi said she told a flight attendant about the seat confusion, United Airlines rules states children over the age of two are required to have their own seats. The company has since issued an apology for the incident, This isn't the first time United has come under fire for the treatment of its passengers. This past April, a united customer was left badly bruised and hurt after being forcibly removed from an overbooked flight.