‘Every dog has his day’: Two passengers turn flight into nightmare for woman with invisible disability. But she settles the score

“Modern” air travel, right? That’s the adjective we use for our flights with robust technologies and high-tech airports. But what drags it all right to the Stone Age is the regressive mentality of individuals who like to believe they are somehow above everyone else. Apparently, they missed out on the memo – living with a disability does nothing to dampen one’s superpower to teach such trolls that they bit off more than they could chew.

Airlines offer those with disabilities the option to pre-board flights as they need more time. So, a 32-year-old Redditor, with an invisible disability, opted for the same facility on a United Airlines flight, with her pass clearly stating “PREBOARD NOW.” An invisible disability is a physical, mental, or neurological condition that isn’t immediately apparent to others but can significantly affect a person’s daily life, activities, or quality of life.

When she heard the gate agent announcing pre-boarding, she moved past a group of passengers to reach the gate. But the GA, exhibiting the crass inhumanity that has become a penchant for airlines everywhere, refused to let her board even after checking her ticket and ordered her to wait.

In her post on Reddit, the woman confesses that the treatment left her embarrassed and aware that her not obviously visible disability, coupled with the fact that her Asian roots left her looking like a teen, didn’t really help her case. She mutely moved to the back of the line, only to hear a couple in the first class boarding group point in her derisively and mockingly say, “I didn’t think so!”

“Like, as if I was dumb and just trying to board in front of other people.”

These insulting words left her frustrated and allowed her to break through her cloud of embarrassment and helplessness. She found another airline employee, showed her boarding pass, and informed that the gate agent was not allowing her to board. The result? Because not everyone is cursed with a low mentality, this employee escorted her to the gate and made sure she pre-boarded the flight.

What became of that snooty couple, you ask? The woman dropped a not-so-subtle “Hi!” as she boarded the flight with the first-class group, leaving the couple speechless. While she became her own hero, this incident highlights the many, way too many, examples of discrimination.

Well, seeing as airlines are rapidly declining their ability to give a damn, it’s now up to passengers to teach a lesson to those who desperately need one.