please read persons with disabilities act article 42 and put it before information rights commissioner. drun
On 12/30/07, Nilesh Singit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > 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
