‘Wheelchair-borne passenger mishandled’

Mumbai: A south Mumbai resident, Dolan Sanyal, has approached a consumer forum alleging negligence by SpiceJet staff in handling her wheelchair-borne father-in-law. She approached the International Consumer Rights Protection Council because the airline failed to reply to several complaints filed by
her. On July 2, she filed a complaint with the council alleging that Anil Sanyal (83), was hurt after he fell off a wheelchair while a Spicejet staff was escorting him from the tarmac to the terminal after arrival. The council has told the Sanyals it will take up the matter on their behalf with the airline within two months.
Anil, who received a gash on his right hand after the fall, was recuperating from a heart surgery. “We took the risk of flying him because the staff handling patients are supposed to be trained,” added Sanyal. A month later, Anil passed away.
29/07/10 Soubhik Mitra/Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010, SpiceJet Jul 2010