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Fiumicino, disabled person stopped for missing certificate

Rome, Italy - A wheelchair basket player couldn't board on the plane for Turin. He departed in the evening

Roberto Lui, a disabled wheelchair basket player was stopped yesterday in Fiumicino airport because he didn't have the disability certificate, necessary for disabled people to board on planes. "I knew I had to communicate it 72 hours in advance - the man said - and I did it, in fact in Turin for the outward journey i had no problem". After asking the police he managed to get on another Blue Panorama...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101172
Rome, Italy, 03/13/2009 13:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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