Sunday Edition PresentsAir Travel: The Good, the Bad and the UglyA Conversation About Experience and Solution
This week’s episode of SUNDAYEDITION dives into a timely and necessary discussion about air travel, accessibility, and the lived experiences of blind and low vision travelers. Many Sunday Edition audience members know that I, Anthony Corona, recently attended the Blind Travel Summit. In a serious twist of irony, the trip home from that very summit resulted in one of the worst air travel experiences of my life. The airline in question was dismissive and abrasive at best, and at worst their actions violated my civil rights through bullying, lack of communication, and a refusal to follow basic protocol.
This experience fueled my determination to bring the conversations we had at the Blind Travel Summit directly to our community. I invited friends from the summit, including Mika, Jean, Pen, and Jeremy, to join me for a deeper roundtable conversation. Lifelong air-travel advocate Gabriel also joined us, sharing perspectives shaped by decades of experience. Together, we explored the good, the bad, and the unfathomably ugly realities of travel while centering solution-based advocacy, equitable practices, and the need for true understanding baked into hiring, training, and infrastructure across the industry.
This conversation will serve as a springboard for a broader initiative in the air travel space. We are already arranging a follow-up meeting with accessibility teams, operations, and executive leadership from several major airlines. As of this taping, three airlines have committed to participating in a January 7 conversation aimed at improving access, dignity, and consistency for all travelers with disabilities.
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