Disabled passengers and too much make-up blamed for airport delays and cancellations!

I agree that many people could use some aid who don't appear handicapped. The cumulative effects of holding your urine until you can find a bathroom, sitting up and sitting down, stuffing food down like a starving artist because it's eat now and quickly to catch your flight, or don't eat until you're in another country, having your ankles swell and your knees throb all make travel a misery. The same person (me) can appear quite vital when in their natural environment. On the other hand, a quick story to demonstrate why we REALLY do not like people who take advantage: elderly man in parking lot of a department store drives around looking for a handicap spot. There is a car parked in the handicap spot which does not have a tag or license plate for it. The old gentleman parks his car as close to the entrance as he can. He then gets out with his cane and slowly walks up to the car (with no handicap ID) in the handicap spot. He uses what energy he has left to whack huge dents in the hood and trunk of the car. He turns and continues limping into the department store. This story is courtesy of my husband who was waiting to take me home from work when my shift ended. He was still laughing when I came out minutes later.

I don’t know how the system works but why couldn’t it be for people who have the blue car cards which they have to show to get help.
In France there are disability cards which people show if the need to go to the front of a queue or seats on busses.

People who are temporarily disabled, like my OH who broke a leg on holiday and people who are not disabled but unable to walk miles to the gate, like my 94 year old mother do not have blue cards.

So proof could either be the Disabled Badge, or in case of temporary issues, broken leg, major op or replacement knee or hip, etc- with a Doctor's certificate?

We had a flight delayed in Gatwick because of an overabundance of carry on luggage. It seemed everyone but us had huge carry-ons with no room left to stow them. The plane took over an hour to load, then we missed the 'take off window' for taxiing the plane, so had to wait another 3 hours on the tarmac. We were so ticked off.

Everyone has the idea that they will save 20 minutes waiting for their luggage, so they do carry on only, causing delays to load the plane. The airports (or airlines) really need to implement their own restrictions. We see people with a full size carry-on suitcase, a backpack and a shopping bag or handbag. They need to stick to one item only.