Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair

The Guardian via Yahoo ^ | 10/30/2023 | Leyland Cecco

[metmom]

At the very least, the flight crew could have done that.

[Justa]

In today’s amoral, Might=Right world weakness is the sign of Wrongness.

[leaning conservative]

A bunch of “men” were standing at the front watching him struggle. I hope he has to go to the bank every day because of how much money he wins.

[Cen-Tejas]

Exactly !!!

Unbelievable story!

[Larry Lucido]

No time left for you
On my way to better things
(No time left for you)
I’ll find myself some wings
(No time left for you)
Distant roads are calling me
(No time left for you)
Mm-da, mm-da, mm-da, mm-da, mm-da

[McGavin999]

Absolutely, but with that not done how could people not offer help?

[nwrep]

LOL

[Ann Archy]

Have the wheelchair on the GANGWAY waiting for him. Did they NOT order one?

[Georgia Girl 2]

That’s really pretty bad. Getting a wheelchair at the airport is not a big deal. I did it many times for my Mom.

[HIDEK6]

If the disabled passenger calls one of the stewardi an off color name, he would have been assisted by a TSA.

[whistleduck]

Could have just denied boarding on grounds of Canadian nuisance law. Call a swat team from us justice dept to make sure he remains home bound.

[wrcase]

Has Trudeau frozen his bank account yet?

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Where’s the violent riot from the onlookers? Worth jail time for me. If you have any worth before God....that was the moment.

[Chode]

talk about a no frills airline...

[Gay State Conservative]

That’s an easy one...just refuse to get off the plane. Although what actually happened just might get him serious $$$ in a settlement...or jury award, The trial would take place in a US court...and the Americans With Disabilities Act would be the central factor.

[glennaro]

He’ll be flying free for a while ... and a wheelchair will be readily available each time.

[Organic Panic]

Meanwhile. Fatties in US airports are shuttled around with personal servants in wheel chairs. Most disgusting thing I saw was at the Denver international immigration / customs warehouse where one fatty after another was shuffled to the head of the line in from of hundreds of people who had been waiting for two hours.

I am leery of this story though... There always seems to be more to these stories.

[desertsolitaire]

Why stop at money? He should demand that his disability be healed. And that wight track tapes be brought back into use.

[Gay State Conservative]

Having worked in health care for 20+ years I guarantee that it's hard to fake cerebral palsy. And it's also hard to walk with cerebral palsy.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

I have a somewhat famous comedian friend who has palsy, and flies frequently. He usually has a hard time getting any beer on flights coz they think he’s already drunk. He works that stuff into his act, but it happens often.