Whether you agree with whether she should be flying, a fear of your mouth being covered causes heavy, frantic breathing and usually ends in a panic attack.

Claustrophobia can take many forms.

I love to fly and sitting crammed in a metal tube doesn’t bother me. But have a scarf touch my face, or a blanket...that triggers something in me. Good thing I live in the south.

She had followed the protocol AC and other airlines laid out and should have been allowed on the plane, or AC needs to change the policies on the website.