Airline was forced to apologize to Rodney Hodgins who flew to Las Vegas with his wife to celebrate their anniversary in August

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Had a similar problem on Spirit just this month. I can get on and off the plane fine, but I need a wheelchair to get to and from the gate to the curb.

    In Portland, got a chair from the counter to the gate, no problem. Was assured a chair would be waiting in Vegas… no chair.

    I had to hang around the gate until they figured it out, but there was no way I was getting from the gate to the cab stand on my own.

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    1 year ago

    Seriously… what went through the heads of those involved?! How were they thinking this was in any way something one could even ask a person in wheelchair?! I mean… you have somehow failed to get a chair with wheels on for some reason… how is you reaction “Yeah, get off my plane, you’re in the way”?!

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    1 year ago

    But when the plane landed, the flight attendant told the couple there wasn’t time to get a wheelchair on board before the plane had to prepare for takeoff again

    That’s a problem for the airline to explain to the delayed passengers of the next flight. Maybe if they didn’t cram their flights so close together that there’s no time to resolve problems from the previous flight they wouldn’t have that issue.

    And pay your employees when they’re working you greedy fucks.