Passengers in wheelchairs left behind by easyJet flight
The Independent|June 24, 2024
An author was "distraught" after she was left abandoned on the tarmac alongside two other wheelchair users when a plane took off without them.
MATT MATHERS
Passengers in wheelchairs left behind by easyJet flight

Liz Weir, who has a heart condition, was due to board an easyJet flight from Belfast International airport in Northern Ireland to Edinburgh on Friday, which was scheduled to leave at 1pm. Ms Weir said she and the two other wheelchair users waited while passengers boarded the plane, but when she arrived at the steps to take her turn, the pilot gave a signal to suggest she could not do so.

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