Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair

"Hodgins says he was offered a C$2,000 flight voucher by the airline, but said compensation would not “fix the problem” of how the airline failed its disabled passengers."

Given how much this seems to be happening I'd be for fining any airline that does this 100k. Half for the victims and half for disability advocacy groups.

I can't even remember the last time air Canada had some good press.

So yeah, I hope the airline gets screwed hard for this but I still can't picture this:

“It took us struggling, in front of a dozen people as some looked away and others looked on with shame, to get him off that plane..."

wtf didn't anyone offer some help? Two dudes under each arm? Something? Oh nah, let's let the guy drag his ass off the plane with his old lady holding his feet, OK.

Holy shit, how is this being left up to an apology and possibly a voucher??

The US government should be suing the fuck out of Air Canada under the ADA...

Hodgins says he was offered a C$2,000 flight voucher by the airline

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

Rodney Hodgins, 49, a hardware salesman from British Columbia who requires the use of a motorized wheelchair, flew to Las Vegas with his wife, Deanna, to celebrate their anniversary in August.

When the attendant said Hodgins would have to pull himself off the plane alone, the couple at first thought she was joking – but then she repeated the request.

Hodgins was forced to use his upper body strength to haul himself past 12 rows of seats, with his wife holding his legs.

In her Facebook post, Deanna Hodgins said the event left the couple devastated.

She said the couple had planned the trip for eight months and made sure they took care of all requirements on their end.

“We use the services of a third party wheelchair assistance specialist in Las Vegas to provide safe transport on and off aircraft,” the statement read.

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