Ryanair apologizes after staffers force 12-year-old autistic boy to have COVID-19 test: report
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Ryanair, the Dublin-based, low-cost airline, said in a statement Thursday that it regretted learning about the "stress" caused to the family of a 12-year-old autistic boy who was reportedly forced to have a COVID-19 test by its staffers at an airport in Spain.
The BBC posted a video of the boy, Callum Hollingsworth, seen getting emotional while medical staffers explain the procedure. A voice could be heard off-camera explaining that the boy has ADHD and autism. The person also said that he had a letter of exemption from a general practitioner.
She said the boy’s father had to "physically restrain" her son.
The airline told the BBC in a statement that its policy is to fully comply with the EU and government travel restrictions."
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