Originally Posted by
N830MH
Right. Someone who could not understand it. It was very extremely difficulties time to speak with security agent at the gate. They have to write it down a piece the paper. They have to asked a specific questions. "Why are you going? Where are you heading? Are you on Business or personal?" To whether if they have asked the question. I think they have to get interpreter to help these deaf people. That's why it was too difficult time to speak the security agent.
A security officer here in Europe interrogating people about their reason for flying? We don't have these people on the gates at this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Besides, here in Europe, all languages of the EU are "offical" languages. Now think about the number of possibly needed interpreters at each gate, just in case someone is willing to answer questions only in his/her native language ... The decision was made by the pilot of the airline.
From the article:
The group, including 18 deaf people, three with hearing difficulties and one person without hearing problems, had already checked in their bags for the flight from Marseille to Bodrum in Turkey when they were told they would not be allowed to board.
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"We tried to explain to the person who was liaising between us and the pilot that we were all perfectly self-reliant," said another passenger.