Delta Air Lines' breastfeeding policy is again drawing notice — but this time with gratitude, after one woman's Facebook post thanking the company for, she said, its attendants' assistance with her breastfeeding during a Friday flight from Atlanta.
"Yesterday, two flight attendants, Kaitlin K and Loretta, on my flight from Atlanta to Dallas-Love Field, allowed me to sit in an empty first class seat for more space and privacy while I pumped in flight," a woman posting under Jenna Mde wrote on Delta's Facebook page Saturday. "They offered me snacks and provided TONS of water during my pumping session."
Her story is in contrast to some earlier headlines about Delta and breastfeeding, as when the company apologized to a passenger in January 2015 after requiring she check her breast pump, or when it apologized in February 2014 after an employee mistakenly told a passenger she could not breastfeed on the plane without a covering.
Delta isn't alone: Multiple women nationwide say they have encountered push-back and negative reaction while breastfeeding in public.
"I am incredibly grateful for the lengths these individuals took to make my role as momma much easier and impressed by the advocacy this company has provided for breast-feeding and pumping," Mde wrote in her post.
Her story has been shared more than 2,700 times, and liked more than 43,000 times, attracting many positive comments. Mde, who requested not to be identified by her last name, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she wanted to share her story so that Delta and the employees could get their deserved recognition.
A Delta spokesman did not immediately have a comment for the AJC on Mde's post, but on Monday morning, the company replied to her directly in a Facebook comment.
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