A viral Southwest Airlines incident involving a mother traveling with two nonverbal autistic children is drawing fresh attention to how airlines handle boarding when passengers need disability-related assistance. In posts shared on X and Instagram, the mother says a Southwest gate agent would not scan the children’s boarding passes on her behalf and expected the children to complete the step themselves. The full sequence of events before the rec…
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