EasyJet blocks disabled athletes from flight over lack of wheelchair space

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EasyJet have blocked six disabled athletes from boarding a flight due to a lack of wheelchair space.

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Italy's national powerchair football team was left stranded at Rome's Fiumicino airport after the airline refused to allow the athletes to board a flight bound for Glasgow.The squad had been due to travel on an 11.55am service on Monday to compete in a warm-up tournament ahead of the World Championships in Argentina.According to the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP), the Italian Paralympic Powerchair Sport Federation (FIPPS) had secured authorisation from the airline back in April to carry all six disabled athletes along with their daily mobility wheelchairs and six specialist match wheelchairs.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Despite this prior agreement, the team was turned away at the gate.The airline's justification, according to the team, was that the Airbus A320 operating the route could accommodate a maximum of five wheelchairs, one fewer than required.EasyJet allegedly...

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