Here's a quick update on Freedom Airlines and the misguided flight attendant who kicked a nursing mom and her toddler off a plane for refusing to cover up. I first posted about this case back in October 2006:

The Vermont Human Rights Commission found grounds to believe that Freedom Airlines, a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, Inc., "violated Vermont's prohibition against discrimination against women breast feeding in places of public accommodation," said Commission Executive Director Robert Appel... /snip

The commission is not a court and its ruling is an administrative decision, Appel said. The commission will now work with the mother, Emily Gillette, and Freedom to try to negotiate a settlement. If that fails, a lawsuit could be filed by the commission or Gillette.   --Source

I'm glad to see Vermont standing behind their laws and sticking up for women who choose to nurse in public. This case received public scrutiny because moms held nurse-ins at Delta Airlines counters across the country; Delta operates flights in conjunction with, but does not own, Freedom Airlines.

Another bonus: this brouhaha caused Delta to make clear where the company stands:

"Delta fully supports a mother's right to breast-feed her children on board our aircraft," said Delta Spokesman Anthony Black.