A member of the armed forces was trying to board his Frontier Airlines flight from Georgia to his military base when he encountered two corrupt gate agents who were asking for a bribe to let him board the flight. Corruption gate Demonta Roach, a US Navy member, said that two Frontier Airlines gate agents tried to shake him down for $50. He recounted his story to a WSB, a local ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia, and shared the video he captured of the incident.
On Veterans Day, Roach was flying back to his military base in Los Angeles out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The flight was delayed for a bit, so Roach grabbed a bite to eat at a nearby restaurant from the gate where his flight was set to board. Unfortunately for Roach, he was a little late when returning to the gate, which is when the predatory gate agents pounced.
When Roach arrived, one of the gate agents closed the door to the jetbridge. They told him, “I don’t care who you report to. If you want to get back on this plane, you have to pay me.
” According to Roach, the agent asked for $50, which was originally $100, but they were kind enough to give him a military discount. The woman said to him, “I don't give a damn what you're in, as long as you have my damn money.” While Roach was running late and was the last person to board the aircraft, he insisted that the final board call was not made.
Different airlines have different policies, and Frontier requires the gate agents to cl.