Brother of autistic girl jumps to her defence after plane passenger says she should 'never fly again'
When a passenger sitting in front of Kai Smith's family said his disabled sister should not fly again because it was disruptive for other passengers, the protective 10-year-old brother came back with an incredible response.
Kai was travelling from the UK to Disneyland Paris with his mother Michelle and five-year-old sister Sienna, who has autism, in February this year.
When the flight landed a woman turned to Sienna's mother and said the family should never fly again.
But Kai responded by saying his sister should not be singled out for her disability and asked the passenger: "could you imagine if I discriminated against you just because you're different?"
The incident inspired Kai to support his sister even more by organising a fundraising bike-ride because Sienna's school needed a new bus.
As well as autism, Sienna has a condition called idic15, which means she has an extra chromosome that can cause delays in language development and motor skills.
Kai said his sister was "very important" to him.
Mother Michelle, 39, said she was "off the scale proud" of her son for sticking up for Sienna.
"He has always been there for here and is never negative towards her," she said.
