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Denied boarding on a plane to Romania to a paraplegic girl

Bergamo, Italy - Italian ENAC has started investigations about the case

Last Thursday at the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio to a paraplegic girl of 25 years, forced on a wheelchair due to an accident, was not allowed to embark on a plane of Carpatair. The staff of the company explained that this decision was taken because the girl was not accompanied and the crew could not guarantee adequate specialized assistance. The woman whose initials are D.I.R., which was directed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129607
Rome, Italy, 05/16/2011 16:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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