Disabled traveller wins airport wheelchair case

A disabled man who was forced to pay to use a wheelchair at Stansted Airport won his landmark case against budget carrier Ryanair today.

Disabled traveller wins airport wheelchair case
Fri, 30 Jan, 2004 - 10:18

A disabled man who was forced to pay to use a wheelchair at Stansted Airport won his landmark case against budget carrier Ryanair today.

Bob Ross, 54, claimed the £18 (€25) fee he handed over for the use of a wheelchair was discriminatory and was something that no one should have been charged.

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CourtsRyanairPlace: Stansted AirportPlace: IslingtonPlace: north LondonPlace: LondonPlace: PerpignanPlace: FrancePlace: UKPerson: Bob RossPerson: Crawford Lindsay QCPerson: RossPerson: JudgePerson: LindsayPerson: Sinead ConroyOrganisation: RyanairOrganisation: Central London County CourtOrganisation: Disability Rights Commission
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