A month ago a man with cerebral palsy was asked to leave an U.S. Airways flight because the staff concluded he was too disabled to fly alone. The revelation stunned him since he had flown thousands of miles alone before. According to U.S. Airways, its policy requires passengers with disabilities to fly with companions. If a passenger with a disability can take care of himself on the ground, why shouldn’t he be able to do the same off the ground also? Viewing the coverage that this story has gotten, U.S. Airways asked the booted passenger to help them change their policy.
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This isn't the only time United Airlines has treated their customers with disabilities badly. See this blog posting: http://evilpuppy.livejournal.com/365126.html
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