Life with a Disability on Easy Jet: It Ain't Easy!

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Air france regional - Toulouse - France

Image by Stéphane Giner via Flickr

Up at the BBC site "Ouch!" Phil recounts the now familiar story of discrimination with "Easy Jet" inserted in the villain's role:

When I arrived at Toulouse Airport, to get my flight back. I was greeted by the lady on the check in desk. Saying sorry I don't think Easy Jet allows disabled on their own. Which I replied you know your breaking the law.

She then replied. "I don't work for Easy Jet. But I know your right. I see what I can do.

When she came back and said they have refused me on the grounds that I'm disabled travelling alone, I made my own way back to where I came from. Then e-mail went backwards and forward. In email they said if I flew back with air France they would refund my money.

How can they say my disability is serveer without asking me any question of what I am capable of..?

Full story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322273?thread=7388211
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