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Related: About this forumGay Dads and Kids Denied Family Boarding at Southwest Gate
This gate agent immediately approached my spouse and said this is for family boarding only, and my spouse looked up and said, Well, we are a family. Its myself, my spouse, and our three children. She said its family boarding only and got very sarcastic.
Southwest rules allow one adult to board with children, but typically our employees allow both parents to board, the spokesperson said. The airline denied in a statement that discrimination was a factor:
Our Operations Agent informed two parents that another member of their group was ineligible to board under Family Boarding and asked that she board in her assigned boarding group. This conversation in the boarding area had nothing to do with discrimination, we welcomed both parents to board the aircraft with their children. The parents expressed disappointment that the Family Boarding policy was not applicable to another member of their group. The two parents did not agree with our policy, and our Flight Crew worked to save seats together on the aircraft for the family as the conversation continued in the gate area.
http://www.lgbtqbuzz.com/gay-dads-kids-denied-family-boarding-southwest-gate/
RandySF
(59,532 posts)Southwest rules allow one adult to board with children, but typically our employees allow both parents to board, the spokesperson said. The airline denied in a statement that discrimination was a factor:
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)kimbutgar
(21,236 posts)I sub teach in San Francisco. My most best behaved and best students are children of gay parents.
I hate this discrimmmination is still going on. We are all humans and deserve respect regardless of our sexual orientation.
Tanuki
(14,926 posts)and that according to the airline they would have let the dads and the 3 children, but not grandma, go on as a family group. Pretty lousy either way. Southwest is usually better than this.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35489643/gay-couple-accuses-southwest-airlines-of-discrimination