Disabled man told to pay extra gbp 10 for prosthetic legs

[oldtora]

A strange report in Daily Telegraph, 4 Nov 2008, titled "Disabled Man told to pay to take prosthetic legs on holiday". :confused: (Apologies, but I am the uninformed old one who does not know how to post the site referral address; if some will do so, thank you very much.)

This is another example why it is always best to buy the ticket directly at a Major airline ticket office, and arrange with the manager for special needs. Then there will not be an extra gbp 10 charge for prosthetic legs. Instead, there will be a good effort to help the paying customer, in my experience, and they will put in the reservation notes that customer can walk on his prostetic legs for no extra charge.

[squeaker]

I'd say sue the bastards, but...

[ajamieson]

Disabled man told to pay to take prosthetic legs on holiday - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3379570/Disabled-man-must-pay-to-take-prosthetic-legs-on-holiday.html)

[Henry VIII]

Here's the link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3379570/Disabled-man-told-to-pay-to-take-prosthetic-legs-on-holiday.html), and the company is Jet2.

[gone till november]

Jet2???:eek:

Fully expected Ryanair:confused:

[TSR2]

Discussed yesterday in the Jet2 forum in AA&R.

[Deep and fast]

At Ryanair it is £10 per leg per sector!

D and F :8

[Skipness One Echo]

Then what better thing for any ppruner to do than put it in writing to Jet2. A shocking indictment of the lack of common humanity, heartlessness and moronic decision makers that prevail in modern business. A swift boycott might give them some needed perspective.

I know I feel a stornlgy worded letter coming on. Yaaay it's "Cash in on Cripples" at Jet2 !

[757flyer]

lets interject some FACTS here.

The man in question had false legs but had full mobility, he was wearing a set of legs, but he decides he is going to take a "spare pair" with him, when should the line be drawn? He argued that a wheelchair passenger would not be charged for their wheelchair to be put in the hold, most wheelchair passengers i know of only take ONE wheelchair and that cannot usually be accomodated in the cabin so must go in the hold, also without the wheelchair the passenger looses mobility. This man has his mobility! Does that mean that every passenger can claim to put "spare" items in the hold without an excess charge?

I ask again where do you draw the line?

[PPRuNe Towers]

http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/262549-jet2-2-a-77.html