Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Disabled woman sues easyJet for being ordered off plane as "safety risk"

From The Mirror in the UK:

A disabled woman who was ordered off a plane by easyJet is taking the British budget airline to court in France.

Wheelchair-bound Marie-Patricia Hoarau, 39, was told she could not travel from Paris to Nice alone because she was a "safety risk".

Ms Hoarau said: "To be ordered off in front of everyone was humiliating. I felt like a pariah."

An easyJet spokesman said: "We have to respect strict safety regulations."A hearing has yet to be set.