Organ transplant child barred from Ryanair flight for arriving late
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Organ transplant child barred from Ryanair flight for arriving late
Ryanair refused to fly a sick child to an organ transplant operation because the boy’s family arrived at their departure airport “too close to the departure time,” it has been revealed. The budget carrier routinely refuses to allow passengers to fly if they have arrived at the departure gate after the advertised time. However, this principle appears to have been applied to the letter in the case of the boy – who has not been identified – whose family rushed to catch a plane after being told that a liver and kidney donor had been found earlier that day.
The family, from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, were phoned last Saturday by La Paz hospital in Madrid to say that the crucial surgery could take place immediately. They went to the airport and tried to book seats on the first available flight – Ryanair, RYR2012, departing at 4.50pm. However, after a consultation, which involved calls to Ryanair’s head office, the family were told they would not be allowed to board the flight, which left for the Spanish capital without them.
In a statement, a spokesman for Ryanair acknowledged the incident had taken place. “We have looked into this matter and, unfortunately, we were unable to accommodate this family on to our flight as it was too close to the departure time,” he said. “We have offered full assistance to the family regarding their flight requirements.” The airline refused to elaborate on the statement yesterday, or suggest what form that full assistance took. It would not say how close to take-off the family arrived at the airport, nor whether the family had bought the tickets before being told it could not fly.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/organ-transplant-child-barred-from-ryanair-flight-for-arriving-late-10114656.html
The family, from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, were phoned last Saturday by La Paz hospital in Madrid to say that the crucial surgery could take place immediately. They went to the airport and tried to book seats on the first available flight – Ryanair, RYR2012, departing at 4.50pm. However, after a consultation, which involved calls to Ryanair’s head office, the family were told they would not be allowed to board the flight, which left for the Spanish capital without them.
In a statement, a spokesman for Ryanair acknowledged the incident had taken place. “We have looked into this matter and, unfortunately, we were unable to accommodate this family on to our flight as it was too close to the departure time,” he said. “We have offered full assistance to the family regarding their flight requirements.” The airline refused to elaborate on the statement yesterday, or suggest what form that full assistance took. It would not say how close to take-off the family arrived at the airport, nor whether the family had bought the tickets before being told it could not fly.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/organ-transplant-child-barred-from-ryanair-flight-for-arriving-late-10114656.html
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