Kurtetha Leatores, of Long Beach, waits in a wheelchair before boarding a plane at San Jose Mineta International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026.

Kurtetha Leatores, of Long Beach, waits in a wheelchair before boarding a plane at San Jose Mineta International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group/TNS Oct 26, 2026 Oct 26, 2026 Updated 9 mins ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kurtetha Leatores, of Long Beach, waits in a wheelchair before boarding a plane at San Jose Mineta International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group/TNS) Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group/TNS Tags Life And Society Retirement Social Issues Accidents And Disasters Information And Media Newspapers Publishing North America United States Americas Pennsylvania Chester, Pennsylvania Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Penn Township, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania As featured on Older Americans want to keep traveling. It isn’t always easy SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sitting in a wheelchair near her gate at San Jose Mineta International Airport, 72-year-old Kurtetha Leatores had given herself plenty of time before her flight home to Southern California. For Leatores, who has had three strokes and was preparing for heart surgery, getting on the plane isn’t necessarily the hardest part of traveling alone. It’s getting to and from it. ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp