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05-13-2016, 02:00 PM
Indian airlines SpiceJet gets a fine of Rs 1 million for offloading disabled passenger
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In a landmark judgement, India’s Supreme Court has asked budget Indian airlines SpiceJet to pay Rs 1 million ($15,000) in damages to a disabled passenger, who was forcibly offloaded from a flight in 2012. The court said that the deboarding of the flyer, who suffers from cerebral palsy, reflected a “total lack of sensitivity” and “unreasonable discrimination”.
See also: Apple's Siri (and her CEO) remind you to ‘Just Say Hi’ to people living with disabilities (http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/apple-ceo-siri-cerebral-palsy/)
Disability rights activist Jeeja Ghosh was deboarded from a SpiceJet flight in Kolkata to Goa in February 2012. Ironically, she was traveling to attend a conference on disability. The court **ted that the airlines did **t give Ghosh “appropriate, fair and caring treatment”, and called its decision to deboard her “uncalled for” and in violation of "human dignity". Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/13/india-jeeja-ghosh-spicejet-10-lakh/)
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In a landmark judgement, India’s Supreme Court has asked budget Indian airlines SpiceJet to pay Rs 1 million ($15,000) in damages to a disabled passenger, who was forcibly offloaded from a flight in 2012. The court said that the deboarding of the flyer, who suffers from cerebral palsy, reflected a “total lack of sensitivity” and “unreasonable discrimination”.
See also: Apple's Siri (and her CEO) remind you to ‘Just Say Hi’ to people living with disabilities (http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/apple-ceo-siri-cerebral-palsy/)
Disability rights activist Jeeja Ghosh was deboarded from a SpiceJet flight in Kolkata to Goa in February 2012. Ironically, she was traveling to attend a conference on disability. The court **ted that the airlines did **t give Ghosh “appropriate, fair and caring treatment”, and called its decision to deboard her “uncalled for” and in violation of "human dignity". Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/13/india-jeeja-ghosh-spicejet-10-lakh/)
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