Wow. Terrible experience but she just won the lottery, that lawsuit will allow her to retire comfortably.
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They also kicked off the blind lady for refusing to see reason.
She didn't look great.
To be fair, she was the pilot.
There we go, thats the winning pun.
I think deaf people should be allowed a “hearing ear dog” that can listen for traffic etc for you. And you can bring it anywhere.
She had her hearing ear dog with her but just ignored its signal barks! That's why the dog wasn't kicked off the plane because those involved saw it was trying to do its job and didn't deserve to miss its flight.
There are no cars on airplanes don't be silly
I was totally being silly 🤪 but it kinda sounds like something someone would try lol
Drive-thru airport! Park your stupid truck in first class!
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In the footage, a gate agent appears to advocate for the passenger while the flight crew insists she must leave aircraft.
Pretty sure I’d get up and walk off the plane. Not sure I wanna be on that flight with that flight crew.
Not sure what these douche bags were thinking. Great advertisement to NOT fly Frontier though.
I'm a pilot (not commercial) and if you're still flying Frontier then that is kind of on you.
If you go to a party, how will you know which person is a pilot?
I don’t fly often… like maybe once every few years. And when I do my boss usually books the flight since It’s work related and it’s usually American or Southwest.
Is Frontier that bad?
Yes. The last time i flew Frontier they had such a long delay it would have been faster to walk. No that is not an exaggeration.
I have to ask what the flight was
Slc to smf. Detour in Denver, delayed 12 hours, got into a different flight to oak instead of smf, delayed another 6 hours.
I am ungenerous with my accounting, but I can make it on foot from oak to smf in 18 hours and that's what I'm counting (it's just under 100 miles, I am assuming I will die the next day like all ultra marathon folk)
It is a low cost airline like Spirit.
So yes.
Pretty sure I’d get up and walk off the plane. Not sure I wanna be on that flight with that flight crew.
IANAL but it might be better for the future lawsuit to be forced off.
No I meant just as a sympathetic passenger.
You’re likely totally right about the deaf person.
But you still paid money for that flight and you don't get to your destination?
I'm sure one could stir up enough of a shit storm in this situation to get a different flight
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The footage, posted by TikTok user legallyswiftie13, captures a tense exchange between airline staff and passengers on the plane as the woman explains she is deaf and had already noted the accommodation on her ticket.
Frontier Airlines says passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing can request assistance either during booking or through the airline’s “Manage Trips” tool.
According to the airline’s assistance page, crew members can work with travelers to, “establish a way to share important flight information,” once they are on board.
The passenger, who is visibly emotional in the video, repeatedly says she is willing to comply, but feels humiliated by the situation.
“I didn’t do anything wrong,” she says in the clip while gathering her belongings.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Traveler Disability Bill of Rights states that airline staff who interact with passengers must be trained to recognize and accommodate the needs of people with disabilities.
Lawsuit incoming. Or expect MAGA to overturn the ADA.
She can speak?
expect MAGA to overturn the ADA.
This feels likely.
Lawsuit incoming. Or expect MAGA to overturn the ADA.
That's literally on their to-do list, aka Project 2025.
Accommodating people with disabilities is "woke".
Accommodating people for no material gain is “woke”.
Being empathetic, reasonable and human is against MAGAts and "woke".
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