MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).
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...
According to sources,three children of the same parents yesterday saturday night died in an inferno that destroyed their three room self contain apartment in Egbeda Akowonjo area of Lagos state.The incident caused by a candle light occurred around 10:pm at No.20 Fakoya street Vulcaniser bus stop Egbeda Akowonjo.The three kids are identified as 9 year old Ifeoma,7 year old Emeka and 3 yearold Ueoma.The Director of the Lagos state fire service,Rasak Fadipe,confirmed this to NAN in Lagos today suday that ''The fire broke after the father of the children had gone to check his wife,the mother of the children,in the hospital,where she had just given birth to their forth child.The fire service was not called to the scene on time,and i advise people to stop the use of candle to light their house.The dead body of the children had been moved to a mortuary by the police from Shasha Division''.
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