Mark Mardell, the veteran BBC presenter who once reported from the White House and the European parliament, says he was left humiliated after Turkish Airlines refused to let him board a London-bound flight because of his Parkinson’s.
The broadcaster, diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition three years ago, was prevented from flying from Istanbul to London Gatwick without a GP letter confirming he was fit to travel. Mardell, 68, then spent seven hours alone in Istanbul airport — one of the largest in the world.
