Jon Hetherington tells TODAY.com it was “surreal” seeing Beyoncé’s fans come together to support him. He also reveals how it felt to meet the music superstar in person.
Devoted Beyoncé fan Jon Hetherington thought his 25-year dream of finally seeing the music superstar in person was ruined after an airline said his wheelchair was too tall to fit on a plane. Then, the Beyhive stepped in to make sure his dream came true.
“I had never heard that before. That it exceeded requirements to fly and then it was too tall,” Hetherington shares. "Our Boeing aircraft have dimension limitations when it comes to loading battery-powered mobility aids, like a wheelchair, into the cargo hold," an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said in an email to TODAY.com.
“Well, guess I’m not going to Seattle and I’m not seeing Beyoncé,” he said in the clip before explaining what happened.Members of the Beyhive came across the video, which now has over 100,000 views and 1500 comments. Fans of the record-breaking Grammy-winner sympathized with Hetherington and quickly worked to bring more attention to the post.
Hetherington says the love fellow Beyoncé fans showed him was especially meaningful because he “had back to back experiences of ableism that really just .” He shares that after seeing Monáe there weren’t any accessible taxis available and he was left stranded from midnight until 9 a.m. So, he wasn’t optimistic after he didn’t make it to Beyoncé’s Seattle show.
“I was excited,” he says. “I felt like it was very surreal…Here I am, what eight days prior, and it gets snatched away.”
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