He later described some Frontier flights where around 20 people were brought in wheelchairs to the departure gate, then only three people using them upon arrival. “We are healing so many people,” Biffle joked.

I mean, some people are probably abusing it…

But these CEOs are just telling on themselves that they don’t fly commercial.

Going thru security and getting to you seat is usually a lot of walking/standing. Then you sit for hours on a flight, have a short walk to baggage, and then taxi pickup is usually right there.

Getting in and getting off the plane are two drastically different things for someone with mobility issues.

But their real motivation is likely this bit:

which costs the airline between $30 to $35 per wheelchai

Proving somebody doesn’t need a wheelchair is going to be interesting

There are people who have discomfort standing for long periods of time, or taking short shuffling steps like in a line. So it makes sense those people would require, or benefit from, wheelchair assistance when boarding a plane with lots of waiting. But when de-boarding when they don’t have to stand for a long period of time they can just walk

The article did not explain what the benefit people are seeing from being a wheelchair border versus a walking exiter are.