Ryanair non avrebbe permesso al ventilatore di Liverpool (13) senza armi o gambe di fare sedia a rotelle in volo sul volo
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/05/30/ryanair-accused-of-mistreating-boy-travelling-to-liverpool-game-by-refusing-power-wheelchair-on-flight/
di jonnieggg
18 commenti
Not really their fault though.
I’m not going to read the article, did Ryanair have clear rules that this child’s parents didn’t follow?
Where is a wheelchair like that supposed to fit on a plane? Honest question, I’ve flown a lot and I’ve never seen someone in a wheelchair on a flight.
What do you call a boy with no arms and no legs on a Ryanair trip?
Shit out of luck
Rage bait. The powered chair is way too big to fit. Parents are at fault here for chancing their arm (no pun intended)
The only thing Ryanair did wrong that I can tell from reading the article was not boarding him first. They made it very clear well in advance that his chair didn’t comply with their requirements and that’s unlikely to be a deliberate policy as opposed to a safety requirement. It’s not like they abandoned him at the gate either, all this correspondence was prior to the departure date.
It’s unfortunate and no winners in this scenario but as shit as Ryanair can be, they seemed to do anything within their power here.
Edit: it appears DAA have control over boarding, not Ryanair.
Ryanair said they couldn’t take it as it was too big, what part of this is to difficult for the parents to understand!!!
I’ve just seen his mother make this comment on FB under the IT post:
“As his mother i gave the dimensions to Ryanair in February with all the wheelchair details and they said if there was an issue they would be in touch shortly. They contacted me on Thursday evening to say they wouldn’t transport the chair and the flight was on Saturday morning. 3 months after the booking was made. I’m highlighting this for other wheelchair users also.”
I’m inclined to believe her.
He is a kid, physically disabled and was heading over to see his team win the league. You’d think the staff at Ryanair would make a better effort for him. Even just to feel good about helping out this kid.
> As a parent, you try and do your best for your children and especially children with additional needs and protect them from negativity
You indeed do, which surely means the parents would’ve researched this before booking a flight, to make sure their child was completely catered for.
You would think a manual wheelchair could be provided to transport him to the plane and the electric one put in the cargo hold. I’ve seen lifts attached to planes to assist disabled people exit aircraft that were parked on the runway.
Should like too much time and expense for Mickey O’Leary. Sure the disabled don’t need to go anywhere.
Why is the football team he supports relevant?
Damn that lady really fucked up. If the wheelchair can’t fit, it can’t fit. Shame on here for not checking that out in the first place
Fire hazard
Probably best to bring a manual chair and stunt in perhaps on the other side or stick to the push chair for the holiday.
I knew as soon as I saw the title that this is clickbait and this was down to restrictions and the parents are trying to make a meal out of it.
Not gonna click but there’s 2 sides to every story. More faux outrage.
It’s interesting, they’ve flown to Liverpool at least twice from what I can gather from the article. Did they fly with this specific wheelchair those times and did they fly Ryanair or another airline?
Is getting the boat over an alternative viable option?