SC woman says her and her son were wrongfully removed from flight due to rare skin condition

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) - A South Carolina woman says she and her son were wrongfully taken off a flight because the airline was concerned that her and her son had a rash.

Jordan Flake, of Columbia, was approached before takeoff on Thursday by an airlines official who was called onto the flight to speak with the woman. The official asked Flake about her and her son's 'rash' and whether or not she had a letter from a doctor. A rash is typically contagious.

Both Flake and her son Jackson share Ichthyosis, which is a rare skin condition that is inherited, and neither contagious or defined as a rash.

It was at that point her and her son Jackson were taken off the American Airlines flight.

"I have never been so humiliated in my life," said Flake.

It is unclear whether a passanger or an airlines employee made the initial complaint.

Flake and her son were travelling to visit her husband, who was being deployed in Texas.

The airline offered an apology for the incident and says it is investigating the matter.