Woman Kicked Off Flight Due to Period Pain

Beth Evans, 24, was told to leave an Emirates flight just minutes before take-off along with her boyfriend, Joshua Moran, 26, after being overheard by a stewardess talking about her period pain.

The pair were due to fly to Dubai from Birmingham on Saturday when a stewardess raised concerns over Beth’s condition (or 'condition'). Beth was overheard describing the pain as mild, giving it a 'one out of ten' when sat down. She was clearly able to make the seven-hour journey, but cabin crew ordered the pair off the plane as there wasn’t a doctor present and they wanted to make sure the pain wasn’t too severe for flying.

They spent £250 each to rebook flights for the following day. Mr Moran said 'To be kicked off for period pains, it was madness. Beth was in tears and getting upset when the hostess was asking her questions. It’s embarrassing to have to explain about period pains when it’s being overheard.'

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Staff are required to inform the captain if they spot any signs a passenger may be seriously ill, but is a period, a natural monthly occurrence for most women, something to hold up a flight and escort people off for? It isn’t exactly life-threatening or something that's necessarily likely to escalate; women are used to it.

Emirates released the following statement regarding the issue: 'The passenger alerted crew that she was suffering from discomfort and pain and mentioned she was feeling unwell. The captain made the decision to request medical support and offload Ms Evans so she could access medical assistance. We would not have wanted to endanger Ms Evans by delaying medical help had she worsened during the flight.'

Apparently just when we don't think having a period can get any worse, it does.

This article originally appeared on The Debrief.