Dear Friends, Greetings,
This is a significant development and a new hurdle posed by The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) a joint body of Air India, Jet, Kingfisher, Deccan, GoAir, IndiGo, Paramount and SpiceJet who have declared that 'Free help to disabled can't be enforced' Full article http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-OGP_w9Q_cqocjcC2XK3kOtkWTeE-?cq=1&p=480 <http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-OGP_w9Q_cqocjcC2XK3kOtkWTeE-?cq=1&p=480> This is the response of the FIA towards the new Civil Aviation guidelines that DGCA (Office of The Director General of Civil Aviation) for "Carriage by Air of Disabled Persons or Persons with Reduced Mobility" that establishes regulations for the protection of and provision of assistance to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility traveling by air. This guideline was to come into effect from 1st Jan 2008 and is meant to protect passengers with disability and with reduced mobility against discrimination and to ensure that they receive assistance with due respect and dignity. But with this new stand by FIA - it looks like this deadline is not going to be honoured. Please read the following article http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-OGP_w9Q_cqocjcC2XK3kOtkWTeE-?cq=1&p=480 <http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-OGP_w9Q_cqocjcC2XK3kOtkWTeE-?cq=1&p=480> that has been published in today's (30th Dec 2007) Times of India on this new challenge. We need to joint together, mobilize greater resources and oppose this new hurdle posed by the FIA. warm regards Nilesh Singit __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
