Tanni Grey-Thompson Humiliated After Flight Delay Blame

UK manufacturer Aviramp backs Baroness’ report on air travel accessibility

Award-winning aircraft boarding ramp manufacturer Aviramp today backed recommendations in a new UK Government report calling for urgent improvements to aviation accessibility for disabled passengers.

Tanni Grey-Thompson humiliated after flight delay blame

The former Paralympian is looking at how airlines can better support disabled passengers.

Aviation staff need disability training, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says

The Paralympian and crossbench peer said the 19 recommendations put forward by her taskforce should be ‘turned into action’. Airline and airport staff should be better trained to support disabled passengers, a Government-commissioned review led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has found. The Paralympian and crossbench peer said the 19 recommendations put forward by her taskforce should be “turned into action” which puts accessibility “at the hear…

UK manufacturer Aviramp backs Baroness’ report on air travel accessibility - Business in the News

Award-winning aircraft boarding ramp manufacturer Aviramp today backed recommendations in a new UK Government report calling for urgent improvements to aviation accessibility for disabled passengers. The Aviation Accessibility report, led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, sets out 19 actions to address barriers faced by disabled air travellers. The report reveals that demand for assistance at UK airports has grown significantly, with disabled pas…

UK Government report on aviation accessibility criticised for being “unfit for purpose” - THIIS Magazine

Disability rights advocates have sharply criticised the UK Government’s Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group Report, published yesterday, calling it “legally hollow, discriminatory, and fundamentally unfit for purpose.” The report, positioned as a blueprint to improve air travel for disabled passengers, has instead come under fire for failing to comply with the Equality Act 2010, breaching international disability rights standards, and o…

Aviation Services UK and mobility aid manufacturers join forces to deliver Government recommendations on accessibility

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Aviation Services UK (ASUK), which represents the airport ground services industry in the UK, has partnered with the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) and Sunrise Medical to create the Aviation Accessibility Panel (AAP), an expert group dedicated to improving the experience of airline passengers w…