A Bristol man has sparked fury on social media after he posted a video of himself pretending he’d sprained his ankle and needed a wheelchair - to jump a two-hour queue to get on a flight.
Wolf Jenkins documented his entire ruse with a TikTok video, which began when he saw the queue to get through check in and security at Milas-Bodrum airport, as he prepared to fly back home from a holiday with his mates in Turkey.
The 28-year-old went outside and came back in without a shoe and sock on, limping, and airport staff rushed to his aid, the Mirror reported.
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Then the 28-year-old was given a wheelchair and whisked through security and to check-in, past all the queues, and was even given preferential treatment on the plane itself.
“When we arrived at the airport the queue was out of the door and we knew we would have missed our flight," he wrote on TikTok.
“I’d say around a two-hour wait to get through security and check-in at least. The queue outside of the airport was insane, I didn’t expect it at all. I saw people in wheelchairs being pushed through so my friend waited in the queue and I went outside and took off my shoe and sock,” he added.
“I was then ushered through security and to check in immediately and they asked me if I had a fit to fly form but I said I have only just done it and that I could walk if necessary," he continued. “But they said not to worry about it and let me through."
Wolf claimed his friends were given a whole row of six seats to sit with each other on the flight, which arrived back in Bristol a couple of weeks ago. “It was all just a way to get through and make sure we didn’t miss our flight.” At one point Wolf wrote "Wheelchair only, thanks so much" as he was rolled through a reserved line of security checks.
When he made it to Bristol Airport he is seen spinning himself around in the wheelchair before putting his shoe on and walking away.
Wolf’s little scam did not go down too well with other people on TikTok - where the video has been viewed a million times. One TikTok commenter wrote: "Wow, new low...". Another simply wrote "miserable". "It just makes me so angry when I see p***** like him abusing the system," a third added. "It’s a limited service and takes it from someone genuinely needing help through."
Someone else added: "Two words, even his mate said “d*** head”, and a third added, "What a t*** pot". One TikTok user said: "Nah I also don’t agree with this when there are genuine people who need that service.
"I have a parent who relies on those services, it’s disgusting to see people making a mockery of it when staff are being wasted on this person. Someone who actually needs it could be left to one side or have to try and manage because there aren’t any wheelchairs available."
The mum of a wheelchair user added: “Imagine pretending to need a wheelchair. My son actually needs a wheelchair and it's not something anybody should be pretending about.”
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