Beyoncé Rights Airline's Wrong, Helps Disabled Fan Attend the Renaissance World Tour

One thing about Beyoncé: she keeps her ear to the streets!

Though her interviews are few and far between, the global superstar known as Beyoncé has a reputation amongst her fanbase as a celebrity whose team keeps her abreast of what's happening online. Viral dance moves find their way into the choreography of shows, seemingly "too online" challenges get recognized on her website, and fans pointing out better positioning for specific segments of the show are seemingly rewarded when new shows are rearranged. And so, while it's not surprising that Beyoncé and her team were there to right a wrong for a fan having trouble seeing her, it's still very much appreciated!

"Ableism strikes again," Jon Hetherington, a longtime Beyoncé fan, captioned a post he made on social media last week detailing an unfortunate incident he experienced that initially prevented him from attending the Renaissance World Tour. "After waiting 25 years, I'm not seeing Beyoncé tonight." In a video, Hetherington explained that after arriving at the airport to take a flight to Seattle in order to see the star, he was told that his motorized chair was "four inches too tall to be loaded onto the plane." (Hetherington has had cerebral palsy since he was a child, and relies on the chair for mobility.) It was later confirmed he was taking Alaska Airlines.

"They checked every possible flight, every airline, and nothing is available," he said. "So after 25 years of waiting, I'm not seeing Beyoncé tonight." The video quickly went viral, with fans of the star boosting and tagging people they knew. Beyoncé's noted publicist, Yvette Noel Schure, eventually followed Hetherington on Instagram. Fans speculated that something was happening... and it, in fact, was.

Last night, Hetherington watched Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in Dallas with floor seats.

"For the past, for Marsha, James, and Bayard," Hetherington, who identifies as pansexual, wrote in an Instagram post referring to gay and trans activists Marsha P. Johnson, James Baldwin, and Bayard Rustin. "For the present, for O'Shae. For those who are becoming in a time that has yet to exist. We partied, we sang, we danced ... HARD. Beyhive, you made this happen, you pushed and tagged like the internet has never seen. Tonight, for the first time ever, I had a seat on the floor for a concert. Welcome to the RENAISSANCE."

Hetherington is an avid concert go-er, having seen six Lady Gaga concerts in the past as well as Janelle Monáe earlier this year.

In another Instagram post, he thanked Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, specifically.

"Truly an honor to meet you, Ms. Tina Knowles!" he wrote. "Thank you for all that you've done and given the world. We're so grateful."

"To the queen herself, Beyonce," he continued. "I will treasure those words you said and the hugs you gave. I meant every word I said. No, for anyone and everyone reading this, I will not ever share with you what was said to me, don't even try it. That moment is between the two of us."