Originally Posted by
LapLap
Passengers with reduced mobility shall be seated where they will not obstruct emergency exits, impede the crew in their duties, obstruct access to emergency equipment or hinder aircraft evacuation. "
When I made further enquiries about the aisle seat rule I got this response:
"We have not issued any other guidelines on the seating arrangement for the blind passengers. The guidelines given in the Flight Operations Notice (04/2008) do not prohibit blind passengers from taking up aisle seats.
Good news to get a response!
However, although the rules say a blind passenger is not prohibited from sitting in an aisle seat, doesn't say the carrier was wrong in making that determination on the rules.
Dragonair is using an interpretation of the rule and we would need to cross reference with any relevant anti-discrimination legislation to see if they acted illeagally.
Regards
lme ff