Easyjet faces legal action after it banned a disabled woman flying alone.
Wheelchair-bound Marie-Patricia Hoarau was forced off a flight home from Paris to Nice - even though she had already made the outward journey unaccompanied.
Crew said it was because she had no helper. But a passenger who offered to assist was turned down as they had not boarded at the same time.
Miss Hoarau, 39, who was given a ticket for the next flight while staff tried to find another helper, may now sue.
The airline said: "The pilot felt she was a safety risk."
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
UK Easyjet faces legal action after banning a disabled woman from flying alone
From The Mirror in the UK: