Has Qantas really got this bad?
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Has Qantas really got this bad?
Now I usually take news stories with a grain of salt because many people seem to have unrealistic expectations. The person in the linked article really was treated poorly and needs more than a partial refund.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/qantas-appalling-treatment-artist-with-disability/103653426
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/qantas-appalling-treatment-artist-with-disability/103653426
On a flight last year, Ms Handmer was upset to be told by cabin crew her inability to move had delayed the flight and inconvenienced the crew.
Historically all airlines here have been terrible at handling any person/s with special requirements. Virgin has been in the news recently multiple times. Bonza have not made the headlines yet.
Tiger took the cake when it started in 2007 when it refused to spend money on lifts. When the passengers arrived at said destinations they told them tough titties, just crawl off.
I don’t know which Manager is responsible for overseeing such processes but clearly all have no idea. Too busy spending money on diversity, rainbows, equality, diversity, sorry did I say equality?
Tiger took the cake when it started in 2007 when it refused to spend money on lifts. When the passengers arrived at said destinations they told them tough titties, just crawl off.
I don’t know which Manager is responsible for overseeing such processes but clearly all have no idea. Too busy spending money on diversity, rainbows, equality, diversity, sorry did I say equality?
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Historically all airlines here have been terrible at handling any person/s with special requirements
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Too busy spending money on diversity, rainbows, equality, diversity, sorry did I say equality?
Access and Inclusion Plan
We will work to reasonably address these barriers in our operating environment to improve access and inclusion for our customers.
They can do all they like to ease the journey to and from the aircraft. That's the easy bit. It's the on the aircraft bit that's tough.
And on glossy fluff like this:
Consultation, plan, goals, ambitions.
I was reminded once that when the weight of the paperwork equalled the weight of the aircraft, we could go flying.
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