Passenger charged for wheelchair use

A LANDMARK court case is being brought against low-cost airline Ryanair over charging 28 euro for the use of a wheelchair to a traveller suffering cerebral palsy and arthritis.

The case, which is also being brought against airport operator BAA, follows a complaint by a passenger who travels frequently with Ryanair from Stansted airport in Essex to Perpignan in France.

Bob Ross, from Islington, north London, said: “Unlike other airlines, I get charged for the right to access the airport’s wheelchairs. It is unfair and discriminatory to charge disabled people more to travel. Given the painful arthritis, I simply must have a wheelchair at the airport.”