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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

"My God, how wrong is this?": Amputee left on plane at Manchester Airport had to be helped off by 'embarrassed' pilot

A disabled passenger who was abandoned on a plane at Manchester Airport had to be rescued by the pilot after assistance staff failed to help him off the flight.

David Judd was left stranded on the empty aircraft after flying in from Spain on June 18. The 54-year-old, who needs a wheelchair when he travels, was waiting for around 30 minutes before it became clear no one was coming to help.

Voice actor David, who lives in Wakefield, says he has booked assistance at Manchester Airport many times before without any issues. But he claims problems arose as soon as he arrived at Terminal 2 ahead of his holiday on June 11.

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