Thursday, 19 January 2012

Easyjet forces disabled man off plane

BBC News reports:

A wheelchair user who was forced off an Easyjet plane at Gatwick because of safety fears has criticised the airline.

Martin Sabry, from Cambridge, who was paralysed from the chest down 17 years ago, was asked to leave the Montpelier-bound service by cabin staff.

The 39-year-old was told they were not satisfied he could reach the emergency exit in the event of a crash.

The airline has apologised to Mr Sabry and launched an investigation.

Mr Sabry said that after he was told to leave the 4 January flight, the purser asked him to read aloud a card with the airline's safety guidelines as other passengers walked by...

By the time that Mr Sabry - who has used Easyjet several times - was allowed to reboard the plane it was ready for take-off so he missed his flight...

0 comments:

 
Add to Technorati Favorites