Disabled schoolboy, 14, is now housebound after EasyJet forced him to remove wheelchair battery on flight home from Disneyland Paris
After Easyjet staff had a wheelchair battery on a flight from Disneyland Paris, a disabled school child left home.
The 14 -year -old Anthony Higgins of Liverpool has Duchenne muscle dystrophy who cannot walk.
A young, a pilot, despite the flying with him, when a pilot refused to allow the battery on the ship on the ship, he returned from a three -day trip funded by Make a Wish Foundation.
The young, also known as Aj, is exposed to muscle weakness from progressive genetic disorder and since he was forced to empty the battery in Paris, ‘stuck in his house’.
Melissa Higgins, a full -time caregiver, and 36 -year -old joint Christopher Harvey took their families for a ‘dream’ trip on 27 August, but they stayed in tears ‘humiliated’ and tears.
His four mothers said that a pilot refused to allow a wheelchair battery from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Manchester Airport on August 29th because Watt did not appear.
When his partner tried to discuss his cases, he claimed that the pilot’s treatment is ‘terrible’ when he realized that he was from Liverpool, and said the battery poses a risk for other passengers.
He claims that the flying was safe, but he had to leave the battery in Paris.
Without a wheelchair donated by a charity, the young is now ‘stuck’ and ‘lost all its independence’.
Easyjet staff sobbed a school child after allowing him to throw a wheelchair battery on a flight from Disneyland Paris.
The 14 -year -old Anthony Higgins of Liverpool has the Duchenne muscle dystrophy, who cannot walk.
Melissa Higgins, a full -time caregiver and 36 -year -old partner Christopher Harvey, took their families for a ‘dream’ trip on 27 August, but they stayed ‘humiliated’ and stayed in tears when they returned home
Mrs. Higgins took an apology from her airline, but hopes the battery will be returned.
Liverpool, Speke’den mother said: ‘I was shocked on the plane and “What’s going on?” I was thinking.
We haven’t had this problem before. I don’t understand why all the turmoil continues for anything.
“ Ajs to go to Disneyland was a lifetime dream. He was able to fly to Disneyland without a problem.
‘[On the plane home] I cut the battery connection and one of the pilots was standing there.
‘He walked in and took the other pilot and told my wife, “What is this?” He said. My wife said, “Battery for this wheelchair,” and said, “You can’t bring it to the plane.”
‘Perfectly passed the customs. If there was a problem, they would know. ‘
The mother said that a pilot complained that the batteries are not Watts in batteries because they are not water, although the batteries are not Watts.
The young, also known as AJ, is subjected to muscle weakness from gradual genetic disorder.
His four mothers said that a pilot refused to allow the wheelchair battery to allow Paris Charles de Gaulle to allow the Flight to Manchester Airport on 29 August.
It was said that the family would then risk other travelers of the battery.
‘[The pilot] It started to be terrible [my partner] And he said, “If you don’t respect what I say, you can take your family and get out of the plane.”
“ `Liverpool’dan noticed that the treatment changed and began to talk as soon as he began to be terrible. My partner does not choose discussion.
“ It was a humiliation to do this in front of everyone and everyone on the plane was moaning. We were all crying.
Finally, we wanted to take the children home, so we had to leave the battery behind and we had to come home without him.
‘Obviously we wanted to bring back the chair with us because it is his life.’
Anne claims that AJ has lost all its independence without a wheelchair and hopes to reunite with the battery to avoid a new one for a new one.
‘Easyjet caused unnecessary drama and prevented him from going to school and socializing. He’s stuck at home and he can’t go anywhere.
“ If he doesn’t have that chair, he can’t walk around. He cannot fully walk and he cannot push himself because his upper body is very weak. It takes all its independence.
‘He was donated to him by a charity, and any spare parts cost a lot of money. We don’t have a spare battery and we hope the battery will be sent back to us.
The family returned home from a three -day trip to the Disneyland Tema Park, financed by a Dilek Foundation
Mrs. Higgins took an apology from her airline, but hopes that the 1,000 £ battery will be returned
We were told [the battery] rides. Shouldn’t we have the option we want to move it back?
I got a phone yesterday and apparently they’re at the airport and trying to go back and apologize.
‘Everyone tells me not to let him go.’
An Easyjet spokesman: ‘Security is the highest priority of Easyjet, and as long as the airlines can be provided for safe transportation, we should follow the security arrangements for the transport of batteries allowed to travel on the plane and recommend these requirements before traveling.
Unfortunately, since the necessary information was not provided for this battery, he could not travel in line with the security procedures.
However, we understand exactly the disappointment that this will be caused and that it will be in contact with the family to offer more help with the family and that it will have arranged to return the battery to them today. ‘
