Jetway Jesus

It’s a joke between wheelchair attendants and crew members. As we’re getting off the airplane, they’re all lined up with their empty chairs in the jetway as we tell them all the passengers are gone … they were “healed again.” This, folks, is known as the “Jetway Jesus.” Praise be unto him.

Praise Be to the Jetway Jesus: Confessions of a Fed-Up Flight Attendant Yahoo Travel 2014

IMHO, the "Jetway Jesus" and "Miracle Flight" nonsense is substantially blown out of proportion. Just because someone used a wheelchair to get TO the plane and walks AWAY from the plane doesn't mean they're faking a disability.

Will assigned seats solve the Jetway Jesus and Freeloading Family problems? PrintOk8045 2026

A flight attendant on social media said she’s heard the term “Jetway Jesus,” referring to passengers who need a wheelchair to board but are suddenly able to walk off the plane with no assistance.

‘Flying fakers’: Growing number of travelers accused of abusing airport wheelchair services Ben Becker 2025