"And if the kid was having an asthma attack, s/he should have seen a doctor. So returning to the airport was the right thing to do." Now that is actually the correct response for the flight crew. But American Airlines 1284 did not have a diversion on Monday as reported in that story. That story Rose linked to is fiction. https://nationalfile.com/american-airlines-turns-plane-around-kicks-two-year-old-off-flight-for-not-wearing-mask-during-asthma-attack/