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Marissa Bode Was 'Denied Boarding a Flight Because I'm Disabled'
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Marissa Bode Was 'Denied Boarding a Flight Because I'm Disabled'

Variety·Jack Dunn·about 1 month ago
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“ Wicked ” star Marissa Bode posted a video on TikTok on Thursday claiming she was recently barred from a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair. “I was denied boarding a flight because I’m disabled,” Bode said. “I wish that were clickbait. I wish that were false, but that is what happened.” Popular on Variety Bode explained that she was having trouble locating her virtual ticket before boarding her flight to Pennsylvania. When she asked the crew for assistance, they informed her she was not allowed on the plane because of her wheelchair. “So I got to the gate, and I was like, ‘Hey, could you help me locate my boarding pass?’” Bode recalled. “And the two people at the gate look at me, and they are like, ‘Can you stand?’ And I said, ‘No.’ And they said, ‘I’m sorry, but because of that, we’re going to have to deny you boarding.’ They proceeded to tell me all the planes within this airline have stairs to get on the plane. Wild.…

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