- Fashion influencer and CEO Persephone Maglaya was summoned by a South West gate agent for putting a salad box in her tote bag.
- The gatekeeper threatened to call the police and arrest the woman.
- Air stewardesses said Maglaya was safe to board the flight.
A Southwest Airlines gate agent threatened to call the police and arrest a fashion influencer for having “too many bags.”
Persephone Maglaya posted a video of the outrageous moment she was summoned by South West Gate officials for carrying a salad box.
“The small bag with the salad crashed into my tote bag,” Maglaya said in the video, but the gate agent insisted “it wasn’t enough.”
The influencer appeared in the video with a suitcase and a Christian Dior tote that held a salad box.
Maglaya was on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Dallas. She has over 19,000 followers on TikTok and over 45,600 followers on Instagram, where she has been the CEO of a digital media agency for four years.
After packing up, a gate agent named Joe was heard repeatedly saying, “Can we please go back to the top?” while the blogger tried to explain.
A flight attendant, who saw Maglaya’s third bag fit into her tote, intervened and disagreed with her colleague, saying, “I think they can do it.”
But the man ignored her. He pressed the number on his mobile phone and said, “Call the police,” but at that moment, even his colleagues seemed confused and a voice could be heard asking, “Why are you calling the police?” Ta.
The influencer refused to take a step back, saying, “I did nothing wrong.”
Maglaya also claimed that the gate agent used his body to stop her from boarding, which was not seen on the video.
Ms. Maglaya founded her own Dallas-based company, The Media Socialites, in 2019. She is married to Eduardo Maglaya, who is also the company’s chief data officer, and they have two children.
The media agency specializes in women-owned and women-focused brands, with the ability to create and execute global reach and strategy from visual production to social media.
Before starting her own business, Maglaya spent over 10 years at WeddingWire, focusing on her wedding planning career.
DailyMail.com reached out to Maglaya but did not immediately hear back.
Maglaya’s video has garnered more than 100,000 views and hundreds of comments, with her followers expressing their anger at the South West Gate staff.
“That’s wrong,” one person wrote in the comments. “In-flight meals” are allowed but do not count towards your baggage allowance.
“Absolutely ridiculous on his part,” chimed in another.
Many also praised Maglaya for maintaining her stance, saying, “Standing your ground was exactly what she should have done.” well done! ‘
Several people questioned the woman and pointed out that she had a tag on her bag. She said: “The weight of the tagged bag is built into the system, which means you have to check it at the time and the agent is right.”
But Maglaya responded that it was the gate agent who insisted on tagging his tote, saying: “It was my tote and I never intended to put it under the plane.”
The captain eventually got off the plane and apologized to Maglaya for the flight attendant’s behavior, Maglaya wrote.