Surprised to see this has happened on Indigo. They usually are most sensitive.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula +91-9900810881 Sent on my phone. Excuse typos, if any. > On 19-Jul-2017, at 11:30, Renuka Warriar Edakkunni <eren...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Delhi > Para-athlete stopped from boarding flight > Bindu Shajan Perappdan > Akriti Arora > New Delhi, July 19, 2017 01:42 IST > Updated: July 19, 2017 07:29 IST > > > [Suarna NAtional Award] > > National treasure: Para-athlete Suvarna Raj being awarded the 2013 > National Women Excellence Award. > Airline officials told Survana Raj it would take too long to scan her > wheelchair > > Medal-winning Indian para-athlete Suvarna Raj has alleged that she was > not allowed to board her Delhi-Udaipur IndiGo flight on Tuesday after > officials told her that there was “not enough time to scan her > wheelchair” and that it was “not their fault that she was wheelchair > bound”. > > “I reached the domestic terminal of Indira Gandhi International > Airport at 12.45 p.m. The boarding time was 1.25 p.m. It takes just > five minutes to scan the wheelchair, but here I faced a long delay,” > Ms. Raj told The Hindu. > ‘Only in India’ > > “While other passengers boarded the plane, I was denied entry. I > explained to them about how important it was for me to go. However, > the officials said that it was not their fault that I’m wheelchair > bound. They told me my wheelchair had to be scanned and their was no > time for that,” she said. > > Ms. Raj had won two medals at the Thailand Para Table Tennis Open > 2013. She was also awarded the National Women Excellence Award the > same year. > > The athlete said that she never faced such issues at international > airports: “Most of the time I have to face such discrimination in my > own country”. > > Ms. Raj said that she was going to Udaipur to attend a meeting on > smart cities. “I have to board an alternate flight at 7.40 a.m. on > Wednesday. The meeting is at 9.30 a.m. Sadly, I will reach there only > by 10 a.m.” > She arrived late: IndiGo > > “The government should ensure that scanning machines are physically > handicapped-friendly,” she added. > > Head of corporate communications at IndiGo, Ajay Jasra said: “Ms. Raj > missed her flight 6E 751, DEL-UDR, on Tuesday as she reported late to > the airport at 12.54 p.m. The counter closed at 12.44 p.m. Since she > is a para-athlete, IndiGo booked her on another flight at no > additional cost.” > > “She seemed very happy and even clicked a selfie with us when we > provided her the alternate flight,” he added. > Not the first time > > This is not the first time that Ms. Raj has faced such difficulties. A > month ago, the para-athlete faced harassment on the Nagpur-Nizamuddin > Garib Rath Express where she was allotted an upper berth despite > having mentioned her disability when booking her tickets. > > As she could not access the berth and her request for a lower berth > was ignored by the TTE and fellow passengers, she was forced to sleep > on the floor of the train. > Source: > http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/para-athlete-stopped-from-boarding-flight/article19304427.ece?homepage=true > > > Send your feedback to:web.thehi...@thehindu.co.inCopyright© 2017, The Hindu > > The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in > > You should now post to the id: a...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in You should now post to the id: a...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
