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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Catie McLeod

Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery

Qantas plane sits on the tarmac of an airport runway, with a cart of luggage being transported alongside it
A woman who lives in the UK flew to Sydney on Thai Airways without issue but was not allowed to board her connecting Qantas flight to New Zealand. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Dr Jurai Darongkamas has travelled all over the world with her mobility scooter and says she never had a problem until she booked a flight with Qantas earlier this year.

The 60-year-old clinical psychologist, who lives in the UK city of Birmingham, flew to Sydney on Thai Airways without issue but was not allowed to board her connecting Qantas flight to her holiday destination in New Zealand.

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