Olney, the point that I was making was that we cannot expect a service which the airport authority charges for, to be ignored by the airline. The fact is that Ryanair operate to extremely tight margins and the charging for the use of the wheelchair offsets the cost incurred to the airline by the airport authority. It is a low fares airline. Like it or not this is how these airlines operate.I might add that this is fact that I am writing and not my own personal opinion.
My airline has not ever charged for the use of a wheelchair, it simply adds a small amount of the service charge into everybody's ticket price, a move I see Ryanair says it will now implement.
When I referred earlier to disability benefit I did not refer to the level of disability benefit. Yes, I am well aware that the level is woefully inadequate, the debate on that subject is for another time and place. However, I stated correctly that the benefit is there for disabled individuals to assist in the payment of services and provisions associated with their disability.