International News

Bangkok: Disabled passengers cannot fly alone in Air Asia

Southeast Asia's largest low-cost carrier Air Asia will not allow blind and other disabled passengers to travel alone on flights in Thailand, as the airline does not have the ground staff to help them.

Air Asia CEO Tasspon Bijeveld defended the company against accusations that the policy was discriminatory, saying that as a budget carrier it did not have enough staff.

Source: Blind disabled can't fly alone The Hindustan Times New Delhi 20 July 2006