MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).

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 Marissa Bode was 'denied boarding a flight because I'm disabled' Marissa Bode, best known for her role in Wicked, shared on TikTok that she was recently denied boarding a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair.  She explained that when she asked gate agents for help locating her boarding pass, they questioned whether she could stand.  After she said no, they told her she could not board since all of the airline’s planes require passengers to climb stairs.  Bode described the experience as “blatant segregation,” criticizing the airline for failing to accommodate disabled travelers. Southern Airways’ contract of carriage states that passengers must be able to ascend and descend steps to board, and because its planes carry fewer than 28 passengers, the airline is exempt from providing lifts under the Air Carrier Access Act.  However, Bode said her manager had confirmed with the airline beforehand that she would be accommodated, making the denial even mo...

SPAIN SWORN IN A NEW KING,FELIPE VI,TODAY.

Public display: As Leonor (left) and Sofia (right) waved to the thousands gathered outside the royal palace, their parents embraced one another               It was a low key ceremony that monarchists hope will usher a new era in their troubled royal household.Felipe VI,has taken to the throne after his father Juan Carlos tearfully signed his abdication papers at midnight last night following a 36 year reign.The new monarch,his wife Letizia and their two daughters Leonor,eight years old and Sofia,seven years old were ferried through Madrid in a low key affair after a brief military parade to their first official engagement.The crowd was banned from protesting and thousand's of football fans are today mourning Spain's premature exist from world cup.More photos below.                           In awe: Felipe and Letizia grinned at their daughters eight-year-old Leonor, left, and seven-year-old Sofia, right, as they looked starstruck by the whole affairHandover: This morning, Juan Carlos and his son Felipe stood side-by-side in the Zarzuela Palace of Madrid in front of their family before the red sash was passed onPrince Felipe, crowned as Felipe VI of Spain, and Queen Letizia,  arrive to Spanish parliament in Madrid accompanied by daughters Princess Leonor and Princess SofiaOath: The new 46-year-old king swore an oath promising to uphold the constitution before calling for a 'new Spain that we can build together'Honoured: To complete the ceremony, the family stood outside parliament on a red-carpeted podium to her the national anthemStatesman-like: Felipe looked every inch a king as he cruised through sunny Madrid in a Rolls Royce, waving at his peoplePatriotic: Despite having just crashed out of the World Cup in the first round, Spaniards held their flags with pride and banners saying 'Long live King Felipe VI!'Austerity: Determined to maintain the country's era of austerity, as one in three Spaniards remains unemployed, the family have opted for a low-key ceremony

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