A Reddit user shared his experience of being mocked by another passenger after preboarding his flight due to a disability.
Reddit users have backed a man who was met with an unhappy passenger on his flight when he got to board early, and he told Newsweek how the woman mocked him when he cited health reasons for his special treatment.Reddit user u/ Budd311 shared his experience of preboarding his Delta flight from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, when another flyer didn't seem too happy that he had got on before her.
In a viral Reddit post, which has received more than 21,000 upvotes as well as thousands of comments, the user explains that he and his wife were preboarding as only one of his arms works following a stroke.He told Newsweek: 'As we were preboarding and team-lifting our rollers into the overhead, we heard a woman with a child on her hip talking loudly behind us. Her comments began with, 'Just because you're in First Class doesn't mean you can preboard.''I turned to her and said, 'I only have one working arm and need extra time to load our bags.' My wife jumped in saying I am handicap trying to defend me. The woman's response? She sarcastically snapped, 'Sure, and I'm handicapped too' with a smirk on her face. Then she continued to tell us to 'hurry up and get out of her way' mocking me as she walked towards the rear of the plane.'Newsweek has contacted Delta for comment via email.In his post to Reddit, he wrote: 'We literally pre-boarded to make things smoother for everyone, and I do my best to hide my disability until I have no choice—like lifting a 20 lb bag over my head! So here's a friendly reminder: Just because someone isn't old or in a wheelchair doesn't mean their need to preboard is up for your judgment. For the record, I'd much rather have both arms working and board in my assigned zone!'The man was asked if he would like to escalate the incident to the captain, but he decided not to.'While we were upset, we decided against it,' he told Newswee
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