Saturday, May 30, 2026

Wheelchair Fraud

WSJ: They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’ 

One viral account had 30 travelers needing wheelchairs to board a Southwest flight — and all but two walking off on their own at arrival.  Another traveler, Carlos Gomez, described a flight delayed by 25 wheelchair passengers and said he sees more "wheelchair fraud" every trip. A flight attendant reportedly told him many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for "the VIP experience" — skipping lines, first crack at overhead bins — and that the "healing begins" once they learn they'd have to wait for assistance to get off.

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