Refusal of wheelchair boarding Request for recurrence prevention measures from Singapore airline October 30 18:30
Five years ago, a man who was using an electric wheelchair with cerebral palsy was refused to board a flight to return to Japan from Bangkok, Thailand. The Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Japan Bar Association requested Singaporean airlines to take measures to prevent recurrence.
Five years ago, when a man in his 40s who was using an electric wheelchair with a cerebral palsy tried to return from Bangkok to Fukuoka on a Jetstar Asia Airlines flight, he needed a passenger to assist. He refused boarding by himself and filed a human rights relief with JFBA.
On this day, the JFBA requested Jetstar Asia Airlines to take measures to prevent recurrence on the grounds of violating the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities, as guaranteed by the Japanese Constitution and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Did.
Specifically, it is required to create an easy-to-understand manual for determining whether one person can board a board, and to make all employees understand the purpose of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
According to the JFBA, it is the first time that a foreign corporation has made a request for an offense against human rights.