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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Oh geez, frontier claims she brought an open container onboard and that's why she was removed, not because of being deaf.

Wonder who's side of the story is true, witnesses' will come forward and this lady may get a huge lawsuit, or nothing. Only time will tell.

[–] Bazell@lemmy.zip 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like a plot from a cheap comedy.

[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

Like most of our lives right now anyway.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago
[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 40 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Wow. Terrible experience but she just won the lottery, that lawsuit will allow her to retire comfortably.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I train guide dog puppies. From the moment they start training they are legally guide dogs. When they are with me, I'm considered legally blind. In this country, denying entrance into a public/commercial space carries a minimum 6.000€ fine. Judges can go up 5 figures.

[–] jimothysupreme@lemmy.org 66 points 23 hours ago (11 children)

They also kicked off the blind lady for refusing to see reason.

[–] SoloPhoenyx@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

The security officer must have been one-eyed.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

Additionally, they removed a passenger for having poor taste. Getting his tongue cut out at a young age was a bit hard for him to explain.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 19 hours ago

To be fair, she was the pilot.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 285 points 1 day ago (26 children)

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.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 71 points 1 day ago

Lawsuit incoming. Or expect MAGA to overturn the ADA.

That's literally on their to-do list, aka Project 2025.

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago (21 children)

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.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Frontier is the Spirit of budget airlines lol

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[–] toad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

Validism is real

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