AIRTOURS' TREATMENT OF DISABLED PASSENGERS

Early day motion 586, tabled 13 July 2005 by Anne Begg (Labour). Signed by 64 members.

That this House is shocked by Airtours' policy towards disabled travellers illustrated by the case of Mr David Wood, a wheelchair user, who was barred from boarding his flight hours before departure as he was deemed incapable of travelling with the airline unaccompanied, giving no consideration that he is a fit man who has flown unhindered for many years on different airlines; and calls on Airtours to change its policy towards wheelchair passengers and not to make a blanket assumption that they all need to be accompanied by a carer.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 13, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.