Airlines won’t let passengers use their own wheelchairs on the plane because the aisles are too narrow.
Normally the airline has transfer wheelchairs available at the gate that are designed to fit in the plane for the purpose of moving passengers on and off the plane.
Disabilities are one of those things we, rightfully, take making accomodations for seriously. I’ll admit I’m not familiar with Canadian law, but at least in the states, this would ABSOLUTELY be an ADA violation, for good reason, failure to make reasonable, or any, accomodation.
Because it’s the law and is their actual legal responsibility? Take it up with lawmakers if you think that’s ridiculous, but generally most western societies have (rightly imho) decided that disabled people should have the ability to get around and that businesses need to accommodate that. Since the airlines won’t let passengers take their own wheelchairs on board, then they need to assist those passengers in getting to their wheelchairs.
Honestly, the part I don’t get about this story is that there are wheelchairs everywhere in airports. That’s what seems ridiculous. Someone could have grabbed one even if the airline didn’t have one on board.
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Why do you feel it’s the airlines responsibility to provide wheelchairs for their passengers? That’s seems kind of ridiculous to me.
Airlines won’t let passengers use their own wheelchairs on the plane because the aisles are too narrow.
Normally the airline has transfer wheelchairs available at the gate that are designed to fit in the plane for the purpose of moving passengers on and off the plane.
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Edit: Nah its clear this dude’s a troll
It’s in the name a bit
Yeah, that was the final nail that made me clear my response and put my edit
A bit. Yes.
Disabilities are one of those things we, rightfully, take making accomodations for seriously. I’ll admit I’m not familiar with Canadian law, but at least in the states, this would ABSOLUTELY be an ADA violation, for good reason, failure to make reasonable, or any, accomodation.
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Because it’s the law and is their actual legal responsibility? Take it up with lawmakers if you think that’s ridiculous, but generally most western societies have (rightly imho) decided that disabled people should have the ability to get around and that businesses need to accommodate that. Since the airlines won’t let passengers take their own wheelchairs on board, then they need to assist those passengers in getting to their wheelchairs.
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Honestly, the part I don’t get about this story is that there are wheelchairs everywhere in airports. That’s what seems ridiculous. Someone could have grabbed one even if the airline didn’t have one on board.