Southwest flight takes off, leaving 2 blind Florida women behind in New Orleans

7 News Miami ^ | 08/08/2025 | ivia DiVenti, Belkys Nerey, Sebastian Cuervo, Kevin Boulandier

[Rocco DiPippo]

They never saw it coming. . .

[Skywise]

I’m sympathetic that they’re blind but they’re not deaf. They should’ve heard the gate change announcement and although I don’t know the layout of the airport for certain, I’m pretty sure B6 is right next to B4 and they should’ve heard the gate attendant announce the boarding for their flight.

That said - they flew the plane back to GET them instead of bumping them to the next day!

[calljack]

I just flew on delta last week. All 4 flights were overbooked and they had the lottery to get people to sell their seats. They started at 100 bucks. Went to 900 before anybody sold. Happened all 4 times. Everybody flying delta knew to wait It was funny. People actually got somewhat mad at the game and said they would do it at 1000 but others jumped early. Pretty funny.

[shotgun]

Should have sent them the CEO’s corporate jet

[crusty old prospector]

An honest mistake.

[Red Badger]

You could make a decent living doing that....................

[PGR88]

They never saw it coming. . .

Ouch!

[1Old Pro]

All 4 flights were overbooked

I think every flight I've taken in recent years was either full or overbooked. No more of these 2/3rd full flights.

[TexasGator]

They were never left behind by their flight...

[econjack]

Unless they are deaf, I put this on the passengers.

[TexasGator]

Four writers needed to make up fiction ...

[metmom]

They didn’t hear the boarding announcements or hear the commotion of the other travelers packing up their stuff and getting in line?

[j.havenfarm]

An honest mistake rectified pretty dramatically.

[TexasGator]

“That said - they flew the plane back to GET them instead of bumping them to the next day!”

They boarded their original flight.

[metmom]

I tend to disagree. There should have been someone from the airline assigned to them to get them seated.

That said, SW did them right by flying the plane back and giving them their own private flight.

[TexasGator]

“That said, SW did them right by flying the plane back and giving them their own private flight.”

The plane they boarded was the one originally scheduled for their flight.

[TexasGator]

“An honest mistake rectified pretty dramatically.”

The drama was created by four fuction writers. They flew on the delayed flight they originally booked.

[SaxxonWoods]

Blind people can fly? They can't see the flight attendants’ safety lecture!

[dfwgator]

This is not Herb Kelleher’s Southwest Airlines anymore.