Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair
Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair
Airline was forced to apologize to Rodney Hodgins who flew to Las Vegas with his wife to celebrate their anniversary in August
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Airline was forced to apologize to Rodney Hodgins who flew to Las Vegas with his wife to celebrate their anniversary in August
"Hodgins says he was offered a C$2,000 flight voucher by the airline, but said compensation would not “fix the problem” of how the airline failed its disabled passengers."
Given how much this seems to be happening I'd be for fining any airline that does this 100k. Half for the victims and half for disability advocacy groups.
I can't even remember the last time air Canada had some good press.
They haven't earned any.
I guess lately no press is good enough press for them.
So yeah, I hope the airline gets screwed hard for this but I still can't picture this:
“It took us struggling, in front of a dozen people as some looked away and others looked on with shame, to get him off that plane..."
wtf didn't anyone offer some help? Two dudes under each arm? Something? Oh nah, let's let the guy drag his ass off the plane with his old lady holding his feet, OK.
Why do you feel it's the airlines responsibility to provide wheelchairs for their passengers? That's seems kind of ridiculous to me.
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.
Well, they are responsible because it's the law.
But my comment wasn't about that. My comment was about how nobody standing by offered a helping hand to a person who is crippled and obviously struggling. Or do you find that to be ridiculous too, Professor Bootstraps?
Holy shit, how is this being left up to an apology and possibly a voucher??
The US government should be suing the fuck out of Air Canada under the ADA...
The US government should be suing the fuck out of Air Canada under the ADA
For that to happen, the US government would have to actually give a shit about disabled people..
Hodgins says he was offered a C$2,000 flight voucher by the airline
Sorry we utterly humiliated you and ruined your anniversary trip. Here's some coupons.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Rodney Hodgins, 49, a hardware salesman from British Columbia who requires the use of a motorized wheelchair, flew to Las Vegas with his wife, Deanna, to celebrate their anniversary in August.
When the attendant said Hodgins would have to pull himself off the plane alone, the couple at first thought she was joking – but then she repeated the request.
Hodgins was forced to use his upper body strength to haul himself past 12 rows of seats, with his wife holding his legs.
In her Facebook post, Deanna Hodgins said the event left the couple devastated.
She said the couple had planned the trip for eight months and made sure they took care of all requirements on their end.
“We use the services of a third party wheelchair assistance specialist in Las Vegas to provide safe transport on and off aircraft,” the statement read.
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