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JetBlue CEO says flyers are requesting wheelchairs to cut airport lines. Policing this travel 'hack' could backfire.

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JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty highlighted a practice where able-bodied travelers request wheelchairs to bypass airport lines, a trend that has gained attention on social media and among disability advocates who warn that cracking down on it could harm people with genuine mobility needs.

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JetBlue CEO says flyers are requesting wheelchairs to cut airport lines. Policing this travel 'hack' could backfire.

Business Insider · 3 hrs ago

JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said able-bodied people are requesting wheelchairs to skip the line. IMF JetBlue's CEO recently said that able-bodied travelers are requesting wheelchairs to skip lines. Her comments drew attention to the long-running "miracle flight" phenomenon. Advocates say policing the "hack", which drew attention on TikTok, could backfire. Some travelers have found a shameless travel "hack" to skip airport lines: request a wheelchair to board the plane, then walk off at the des

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