Airline refuses deaf teens flight

> "We were following Civil Aviation Authority regulations that a group of 23
> disabled people must have at least two able-bodied escorts," said a
spokeswoman
> for the airline.
>

>
> Chris Sherlock, for ebookers.com, said: "ebookers.com apologises for any
> distress caused to the passengers involved and is doing all it can to
ensure
> they are able to continue their holiday with as little disruption as
possible."
>
> But the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) said: "From what we
know,
> the RNID cannot understand why it appears Iberia Airlines has taken this
action
> that has unnecessarily disrupted the holiday of these young adults.
>

Becasue of CAA regulations !!
It wasn't Iberia's fault - unless they expect them to ignore regulations, It
was ebookers fault, and they seem to have admitted it.

> "Iberia seems to have mistaken the Health and Safety risks that these
young
> adults may have posed. It shows again the reason why airlines need to be
covered
> by the Disability Discrimination Act."
>

Hmm - No - possibly the CAA haven't properly evaluated the 'risks' of
carrying deaf people.

In message <2mcgsqFlesi7U1@uni-berlin.de>, Miss L. Toe
<missltoemissltoe@m> writes
>>It shows again the reason why airlines need to be
>covered
>> by the Disability Discrimination Act."
>>
>
>Hmm - No - possibly the CAA haven't properly evaluated the 'risks' of
>carrying deaf people.

Or how a UK law could apply to a Spanish airline.
--
Roland Perry

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:16:48 +0100, Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk>
wrote:

>In message <2mcgsqFlesi7U1@uni-berlin.de>, Miss L. Toe
><missltoemissltoe@m> writes
>>>It shows again the reason why airlines need to be
>>covered
>>> by the Disability Discrimination Act."
>>>
>>
>>Hmm - No - possibly the CAA haven't properly evaluated the 'risks' of
>>carrying deaf people.
>
>Or how a UK law could apply to a Spanish airline.

.... doing business in the UK.

Or perhaps you missed the fact that these passengers were departing
London?

Malc.

In message <gke3g0h181jp4ulct6akqb7s77m31h2p57@>, Malcolm Weir
<malc@gelt.org> writes
>>Or how a UK law could apply to a Spanish airline.
>
>... doing business in the UK.
>
>Or perhaps you missed the fact that these passengers were departing
>London?

Ah, I read it that the problem was on the Madrid-Islands leg. But
perhaps it was in London.
--
Roland Perry