{"id":52706,"date":"2017-04-24T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-disabled-travellers-still-face-discrimination-by-airlines\/"},"modified":"2017-04-24T13:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T06:02:59","slug":"how-disabled-travellers-still-face-discrimination-by-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-disabled-travellers-still-face-discrimination-by-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"How disabled travellers still face discrimination by airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhen an airline damaged her mobility scooter, Jenny Gumbrell, who has MS, fought in vain for a replacement. And, as we discovered, she\u2019s not alone in losing her \u2018lifeline\u2019 when flyingJenny Gumbrell has been housebound and unable to work since returning from a trip to New Zealand in mid-February. When her flight arrived at Gatwick she discovered that her portable mobility scooter was in pieces, having been apparently dropped from a height. It was declared beyond economic repair and, since then, the multiple sclerosis sufferer from Winchester has fought in vain to persuade Emirates Airlines to pay for a replacement. \u201cI can\u2019t leave the house unless I pay for a taxi,\u201d says Gumbrell, who had to be pushed by airport staff in a borrowed wheelchair to her taxi. \u201cThe scooter gives me a sense of independence, despite the difficulties caused by my condition.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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