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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Ryanair slams ‘abysmal’ French airport after passenger in wheelchair left behind at terminal

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Ryanair has blasted a French airport after it was forced to turn one of its planes back while preparing to take off because a passenger using a wheelchair had been left behind at the terminal.

The low-cost airline, whose aircraft was bound for Scotland, has placed the blame on Bordeaux Airport in southwestern France, calling the error “unacceptable”.

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