Junkstars weird/illegal boarding policy for disable at OOL
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Junkstars weird/illegal boarding policy for disable at OOL
it seems JQ only allow 2 people to use the lift at airports such as OOL with no airbridges (why a limit ?)
Surely this is discriminating against the disabled ? Media would love to get hold of this one.
Headline such as ...
disabled person refused boarding lift by JQ ground staff !!!
Speaking to person at check in who said they could NOT prebook it (due to limitation of 2) & since they booked their health has deteriorated.
So what happens to 3rd person wanting to use lift ?
They either have to struggle up stairs or wait at bottom of stairs until some rocket scientist, realises, they are not going anywhere, without using lift.
Surely this is discriminating against the disabled ? Media would love to get hold of this one.
Headline such as ...
disabled person refused boarding lift by JQ ground staff !!!
Speaking to person at check in who said they could NOT prebook it (due to limitation of 2) & since they booked their health has deteriorated.
So what happens to 3rd person wanting to use lift ?
They either have to struggle up stairs or wait at bottom of stairs until some rocket scientist, realises, they are not going anywhere, without using lift.
I don't work for them but our mob use the same contractors so I'll say that someone has their wires crossed. Only 2 people can be in the lift at any one time (have seen 3 sometimes but that included ground crew). There's no limitation on how many can use it though and have myself seen more than 2 use it on a regular basis in OOL. Unless it's something J* are doing to bolster otp as those things add a lot of time to turnarounds?
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I support a limit of 2 disabled on an A320.
We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
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We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
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I support a limit of 2 disabled on an A320.
We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
Wunwing
We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
Wunwing
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Nice to see your righteous indignation BNE A320 but it has been J* policy for a while and if you are doing your job properly as a travel agent then recommend that pax with a disability travel Virgin or Qantas. I do and I work for Jetstar.
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I support a limit of 2 disabled on an A320.
We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
Wunwing
We tend to forget that the C.C. are legally there for safety reasons and I defy anyone to explain how they can even get 2 disabled down the slides in 90 seconds? Any more in an emergency is impossible and has the almost certainty in a real life emergency to end up killing both abled pax, C.C. as well as the disabled themselves.
It may not be PC but it is a reality.
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Look at social security. Anyone with a sore toe/finger/back, can get a disability allowance.
There are various degrees of disability.
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Most LCC have had their fair share of discriminating pax.
Tiger got into trouble when they started in 2007, They purchased only one lift stair machine for the Melbourne base. But didn't think about purchasing any for its destinations, so the folks got there but couldn't get back! They also told the deaf to travel with a carer.
Didn't go down well with Human Rights Commision.
Tiger got into trouble when they started in 2007, They purchased only one lift stair machine for the Melbourne base. But didn't think about purchasing any for its destinations, so the folks got there but couldn't get back! They also told the deaf to travel with a carer.
Didn't go down well with Human Rights Commision.
Hasn't this already been upheld as reasonable in court?
If they need the lift, I believe they are moved onto the next lift available service.
Also you can pre book, I just wouldn't try doing it on the day if one really needs it.
If they need the lift, I believe they are moved onto the next lift available service.
Also you can pre book, I just wouldn't try doing it on the day if one really needs it.
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bloke said he could NOT prebook as already had 2 booked. Must be those offshore res staff maybe ? (badly trained)
Mrs King booked her flight over the internet in August 2008 but was contacted the next day and told she would not be able to fly on that day because there were already two passengers requiring wheelchair assistance booked on the flight.
She was told Jetstar had a policy of only allowing a maximum of two wheelchair-reliant passengers on any flight.
She took the low-budget airline to the Federal Court, claiming it discriminated against her by treating her less favourably than a passenger who did not have a disability.
However, Federal Court Judge Alan Robertson found that Mrs King failed to select "wheelchairs" under a special section on the website.
He also found that the airline offered her another flight on the same route, but Mrs King refused.
"In my view Jetstar did not discriminate against Mrs King, being a person with a disability because of the fact that she ... possessed a wheelchair," Justice Robertson said.
Read more: http://www.traveller.com.au/wheelchair-passenger-loses-jetstar-case-1pys7#ixzz471hbq4O6
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I believe under those circumstances it means he would need to choose a different flight where the service is available, which from memory was upheld in court as reasonable.
Mrs King booked her flight over the internet in August 2008 but was contacted the next day and told she would not be able to fly on that day because there were already two passengers requiring wheelchair assistance booked on the flight.
She was told Jetstar had a policy of only allowing a maximum of two wheelchair-reliant passengers on any flight.
She took the low-budget airline to the Federal Court, claiming it discriminated against her by treating her less favourably than a passenger who did not have a disability.
However, Federal Court Judge Alan Robertson found that Mrs King failed to select "wheelchairs" under a special section on the website.
He also found that the airline offered her another flight on the same route, but Mrs King refused.
"In my view Jetstar did not discriminate against Mrs King, being a person with a disability because of the fact that she ... possessed a wheelchair," Justice Robertson said.
Read more: Wheelchair passenger loses Jetstar case
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Mrs King booked her flight over the internet in August 2008 but was contacted the next day and told she would not be able to fly on that day because there were already two passengers requiring wheelchair assistance booked on the flight.
She was told Jetstar had a policy of only allowing a maximum of two wheelchair-reliant passengers on any flight.
She took the low-budget airline to the Federal Court, claiming it discriminated against her by treating her less favourably than a passenger who did not have a disability.
However, Federal Court Judge Alan Robertson found that Mrs King failed to select "wheelchairs" under a special section on the website.
He also found that the airline offered her another flight on the same route, but Mrs King refused.
"In my view Jetstar did not discriminate against Mrs King, being a person with a disability because of the fact that she ... possessed a wheelchair," Justice Robertson said.
Read more: Wheelchair passenger loses Jetstar case
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