A US airline mistook a 101-year-old woman for a baby because the airline’s systems apparently could not process her date of birth so far.
American Airlines recorded Patricia’s date of birth in 2022 instead of 1922.
“It was funny that they thought I was only a little child and I’m an old lady!” said Patricia.
Wishing the glitch to be fixed, the centenarian says error caused her some problems in the past.
She said an airport staff last year did not have transport ready for her inside the terminal as they were expecting a baby who could be carried.
The former nurse, who flies every year to see family and escape the cold winters, says on both occasions staff at American Airlines were kind and helpful, in spite of the confusion.
American Airlines has not responded to a BBC request for comment.
Patricia travelled solo until she was 97, but has been reliant on help from her family since then.
“I have some trouble with my eyesight now so I wouldn’t want to do it on my own,” she said.
But she is adamant the IT problems will not put her off flying, and says she is looking forward to her next flight in the autumn.
By then she will be 102 - and perhaps by then the airline computers will have caught on to her real age.
