A Lanarkshire MP is appealing to disabled people to share their experiences travelling at UK airports.
Marion Fellows, the MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, was already investigating the state of special assistance in UK air travel when news broke that a passenger on a flight to Gatwick died after the airport’s disability assistance staff allegedly failed to show up.
Reports suggest that the man fell down an escalator while trying to make his own way to the terminal after special assistance staff didn’t arrive. Gatwick has denied the claims that staff shortages had anything to do with the tragedy.
