Woman told she looked too sick to fly

A CORK couple in their 60s were off-loaded from an Aer Lingus aircraft in Tenerife because a flight attendant insisted the woman looked too sick to fly — even though a doctor had cleared her earlier.

Woman told she looked  too sick to fly

Alan Jenkins and his wife also claim they were insulted by Spanish airport staff when they asked for help.

The couple had been enjoying a holiday on the Spanish island when Ms Jenkins took ill. Her husband brought her to a doctor, who gave her aspirin to enable her to travel home.

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