A partially deaf passenger is suing Frontier for discrimination, claiming he and his wife were barred from a flight and not given a reason

• A partially deaf passenger is suing Frontier Airlines, claiming a gate attendant blocked them from catching their flight.
• Ivaylo Dodev could not understand the employee’s question through their mask, per the lawsuit.
• Dodev and his wife say they missed out on their vacation to celebrate her 55th birthday as a result.

A partially deaf passenger is suing Frontier Airlines , claiming he and his wife missed their flight after a gate agent blocked them from boarding.

Arizona residents Ivaylo and Nikolina Dodev were about to embark on a flight to the Dominican Republic from Phoenix to celebrate Nikolina’s birthday in 2022 when they were deliberately stopped from boarding their flight, according to the lawsuit filed in the district court of Arizona.

The suit claims that while trying to pay for their carry-on luggage, the couple were asked a question by a gate agent who was wearing a mask.

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