Not a twenty-four hours goes past times when those bastard airlines create something horrible. Quick! Post on Facebook! Start a Gofundme Page! Hire a Lawyer! Be outraged! Or mayhap not.
Yet about other airline scandalise storey inwards the newspaper today. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 gay married dyad was denied household unit of measurement boarding privileges on Southwest Airlines recently. The gate attendant as well as her supervisor said that the 2 men , their 3 children , as well as grandmother didn't qualify equally a "family" as well as made them expect for regular boarding.
So the dyad did what whatever savvy airline traveler would create today. They blocked the jetway amongst their strollers , set downwards as well as started singing "we shall overcome!" as well as and thus had to hold upwards dragged away past times TSA , amongst i hitting their caput on the podium , causing a nasty gash that required stitches. The flying was delayed for 4 hours.
Actually , that concluding business office didn't happen. They realized , that , correct or incorrect , the agent as well as their supervisor were inwards accuse of boarding , as well as now was non the fourth dimension to social club a protestation or organize one. They got on the bird , got to sit down amongst their kids , as well as made their flying on time. If they desire to protestation to Southwest , they tin create thus instantly , post service pictures on Facebook , or whatever to their heart's content. And I am certain Southwest volition hand them a coupon skillful for a gratis pocketbook of peanuts on their adjacent flight. Southwest didn't larn profitable past times giving things away.
Whether the gate agent was misinformed , was enforcing actual policy , or was advancing her ain personal religious as well as political agenda (indistinguishable these days) nosotros may never know. But i thing is sure enough , she was inwards charge , thus at that spot is picayune indicate inwards disputation amongst her to a greater extent than than they did.
But too , at that spot is i other thing - she likely was legally inwards the right. According to Southwest , their "family boarding" policy applies solely to parents , non to grandparents. Southwest has a correct to brand their ain policies inwards that take in - it is non a affair of Federal police describe what constitutes a "family" for household unit of measurement boarding purposes. In fact , they don't accept to offering "family boarding privileges" at all , as well as it is something they made-up.
And inwards about U.S. of A. - close inwards fact - Southwest could legally deny household unit of measurement boarding privileges based on the fact the parents were a same-sex dyad , equally discrimination on the dry reason of sexual orientation isn't protected past times Federal police describe , as well as protected inwards solely a few U.S. of A. (the flying was from Buffalo , thus presumably New York is i of those States).
Regardless of who is "right" or "wrong" the principal thing is , afterwards lodging their objection , they obeyed the rules , got on the bird , as well as didn't brand a freaking scene. Because if they did , they never would accept gotten to Florida , as well as quite frankly , few people would accept felt deplorable for them , including me.
It ain't your bird , it ain't your airport. Yes , you lot accept rights , but no , staging a protestation or a sit-in because you lot don't larn your agency - fifty-fifty if you lot are inwards the correct - is never the answer. Being dragged off the plane because you lot disagree amongst a determination of the airline is never the correct answer. So kudos to this dyad for next the rules. Whether Southwest broke whatever , remains unclear.
You tin bet they volition update their boarding policy page on their website , though!
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