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Artigo

12 Mar 2008

Author:
Barry Bateman, Latoya Newman, Sapa, Independent Online [So. Africa]

SAA: 'This is completely unacceptable'

SAA [South African Airways] has been branded a human rights violator for failing to provide adequate boarding equipment for disabled passengers at airports. The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) revealed that disabled passengers were transported to and from SAA aircraft in adapted catering vehicles and manually loaded on to and off planes...SAA operations general manager Chris Smyth said the airline was working hard to resolve the issue.