LIMBLESS WOMAN SUES Air France
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LIMBLESS WOMAN SUES
A limbless British woman was referred to as "one head, one bottom and one torso" by an airline employee who barred her from a flight, it has been claimed.
Adele Price, 42, of Mansfield, who was born with birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide, is suing Air France in New York,
Adele Price, 42, of Mansfield, who was born with birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide, is suing Air France in New York, claiming an employee told her she could not board a flight from the UK because she had no arms and legs.
At a press conference, she claimed the staff member told her that "one head, one bottom and one torso cannot and will not be allowed to fly on Air France" without help.
She claims she suffered emotional and psychological damage and incurred large expenses on the trip from Manchester to New York on August 19, 2000.
She had to pay someone to accompany her on the flight in order to finish the journey, she said.
After she arrived in the United States, she said an Air France agent in New York barred her from a return flight, telling her she needed clearance from an American doctor.
She eventually bought a ticket on British Airways, which let her travel alone.
Air France has declined to comment on the lawsuit.