Earlier this week Southwest Airlines took serious heat for "forgetting" two women, who are both blind, behind after a delayed flight.
On Monday, July 14, Camille Tate and Sherri Brun were booked to sit together on Southwest flight 2637. The pair was unable to see information about their flight having been delayed, and they allege there was poor communication from airline staff.
The friends eventually took off after five hours of waiting, but realized they were the only people on the two-hour flight from Louisiana to Orlando as all the other passengers from their original flight had been rebooked onto an earlier Southwest flight.
“You’re the only two people on this flight because they forgot about you,” Brun recalled, per WSVN 7 News.
Southwest's Initial Response to the Incident
An initial statement from the airline said Brun and Tate were each offered a $100 voucher and received an apology from the airline. “In the event of a gate change, our employees are responsible for ensuring all customers who need assistance reach the new gate,” the Southwest Airlines statement read.
“We apologize for the inconvenience. Southwest is always looking for ways to improve our customers’ travel experiences, and we’re active in the airline industry in sharing best practices about how to best accommodate passengers with disabilities.”
Southwest Changes Its Mind
While Southwest initially apologized for the mishap, the airline issued a new statement to People that claims the two women who were forgotten are “inaccurate,” while confirming that the women were scheduled for flight 2637.
“Many of the Customers on that flight were accommodated on another MCO-bound flight that left a little earlier from a nearby gate,” the Southwest Airlines statement reads. “We attempted to locate the two Customers, but were unable to find them in time to rebook them on that flight. Our records show they flew to MCO on the airplane that had been parked at their original gate.”
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Southwest Airlines Breaks Silence on Major Mistake first appeared on Men's Journal on Aug 12, 2025
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