Deaf Woman Kicked Off Frontier Flight After ‘Not Listening’

Kevin Carter / Getty Images A TikTok video showing a deaf woman being removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after an attendant said she was “not listening” has gone viral. The video, posted by the account @legallyswiftie13, now has a million views and has the caption: “What’s the point of listing that you’re deaf on your ticket if Frontier refuses to accommodate.” It doesn’t capture the initial confrontation that led to the woman’s removal, but the caption alleges that a member of the flight crew removed her after she was not able to hear their instructions. “I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s so embarrassing,” the woman says in between sobs as she’s being asked to leave the aircraft. The video flashes an image of a female flight attendant, whom the poster identifies as the one responsible for calling for the deaf woman’s removal. The video shows multiple passengers, including the deaf woman’s mother, on the plane advocating for her to the gate agents in the aisle. Her mother is heard fuming as she asks, “How dare that woman?” behind the camera. According to the caption, the gate agent rebooked her on another flight and apologized for the flight crew’s treatment. The Daily Beast has reached out to Frontier for further comment. @legallyswiftie13 I was removed from a flight because I am deaf. When I went to rebook, the gate agents apologized for the flight attendant’s behavior. @Frontier Airlines please train your flight attendants on disability accommodations, specifically when somebody is deaf/hard of hearing. #deaf #disability #discriminationawareness ♬ original sound - ASHLEY’S VERSION ? Read it at Newsweek Read more at The Daily Beast.