“FFS not again! Just back from exhausting week covering Nato summit in Madrid and quelle suprise, I’m still stick on the plane at Gatwick.' ✈️ FrankRGardner Call for airports to face fines as disabled BBC journalist abandoned on plane at Gatwick
“But this isn’t a new phenomenon, disabled people in this country were being frequently failed before current staff shortages.
“This has been going on too long. The impact is often degrading, stressful and anxiety-inducing and stops some disabled people from travelling altogether.Fazilet Hadi, head of policy at, said: “We now need to see tough action from the Civil Aviation Authority and from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.”
Gatwick claims that the delay was caused by Iberia Express failing to book special assistance for Mr Gardner, who was left partially paralysed after being shot by al Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia in 2004. A specially configured wheelchair is required for wheelchair users to disembark planes, due to the narrow aisle.
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