This was not a baby. This was not a “little girl.” This was a berserk teenager. Even her mother admitted she was afraid her daughter might “scratch” someone.
I completely support the pilot and airline. It is the parents who owe an apology to the entire flight crew and all the passengers.
As others have said, I don’t like to fly much anymore. But if this is the policy of United, whenever I do fly, it will be on United.
I don’t fly but it’s not because of children/teens/adults with autism, it is because of people with names like Mohammed or Achmed if you get my drift. No airline is safe from people with those names.