Marissa Bode: Southern Airways Denies Wheelchair User Boarding

0:00On April 24th, Marissa Bode, the 25-year-old star from Wicked, called out southern airways for denying her boarding on a flight because she uses a wheelchair. She says gate agents told her she couldn't board since the plane only has stairs, and later claimed her 35-pound chair was too heavy with all. The luggage. Earlier this week, Bode posted a TikTok video detailing the mess while heading to a speaking gig in a small Pennsylvania town. She asked for her boarding pass, but agents straight up said no because she couldn't stand, insisting no disabled folks had flown with them before, not even the elderly. Bode pushed back hard, calling a blatant segregation, and shared how this fits her pattern of airline headaches like one time her chair got tagged as. Luggage and nearly shipped to San Francisco. She ended up crying in frustration at the gate, feeling like the bad guy for demanding basic access. Her manager jumped in, confirming the airline had promised accommodations, but it didn't help.

1:00Bode warned other wheelchair users to steer clear of southern airways and took a three and a half hour car ride instead. Airlines keep dropping the ball on this, leaving disabled travelers stranded and fed up time for real changes before more stories like Bode's blow up. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.