Disability Travel - News: EasyJet refuses boarding to wheelchair using passenger




Katja
Mar 26, 10, 8:09 pm
Billigflieger verweigert Rollstuhlfahrerin Mitflug

Paris - Eine querschnittsgelähmte Frau musste in Paris ein Flugzeug des Billigfliegers easyJet verlassen, weil sie ohne Begleitung eines Nichtbehinderten reisen wollte. Der Steward habe sie unter Verweis auf eine entsprechende Regel der Gesellschaft der Maschine verwiesen, berichtete die Rollstuhlfahrerin dem französischen Radiosender RTL. Ein Fluggast, der sich spontan als Begleitperson anbot, wurde nicht akzeptiert. Erst am Flughafen fand die Frau einen Freiwilligen, der sich bereits beim Check-in als Begleiter ausgab. Beim nächsten easyJet-Flug durfte sie mitfliegen.

Translation: Budget Airline refuses Wheelchair User on Flight

Paris - A spinal cord injured woman in Paris was required to leave an airplane of the budget carrier EasyJet because she wanted to travel without being accompanied by an able-bodied person. The steward advised her of the corresponding rule of the flight company, the wheelchair user reported to the French radio station RTL. A passenger who spontaneously offered to be her companion was refused. In the airport the lady found a volunteer to declare himself at check-in as her companion, and she was permitted on the next EasyJet flight.

Source: http://rhein-zeitung.de/on/10/03/26/ticker/t/rzo690653.html


flyingwheels
Mar 27, 10, 5:13 am
Oh, I'm SO hoping she'll file with the EU. Easyjet was one of the main factors that caused the EU to act an put the regulation regarding flying with a mobility disability in place. Easyjet was all too known for pulling these types of stunts and EU got fed up with it. Which we all know is cr*p, unless a person is a health risk or needs assistance during the flight -excluding possible help needed during an evac-, it is against regulation to deny somebody travelling in a wheelchair boarding.

Knowing just how fed up the EU got and how heated the debate became, if this does result into an official complain filed with the EU it might just turn into a circus. EU sure isn't amused by these types of behaviour and EasyJet is way to arrogant to ever learn when it comes to this subject.



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