‘The captain told me to wear a nappy on board’ – why is air travel so humiliating for disabled passengers? | Disability

‘The captain told me to wear a nappy on board’ – why is air travel so humiliating for disabled passengers? | Disability

When Hannah Babalola boarded KLM flight 598 on 26 May, she was drained. A Paralympic athlete, she had been competing at an occasion in South Africa’s Cape Town, and hoped there could be no maintain ups on her journey again residence to Chicago. Babalola, 37, is well-travelled. A former wheelchair racer, she now competes in…

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CalMac bridge visits paused over passenger’s secret filming with smart glasses

CalMac bridge visits paused over passenger’s secret filming with smart glasses

Ferry operator CalMac has paused bridge visits on its vessels after a passenger used “smart glasses” to movie with out permission. Ayrshire Weekly Press, external reported that the person was caught filming passengers and crew utilizing Meta glasses. They characteristic an nearly invisible digital camera within the frames and small audio system within the arms….

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NC passengers stuck on stopped Amtrak train for 18+ hours after brush fire closes tracks :: WRAL.com

NC passengers stuck on stopped Amtrak train for 18+ hours after brush fire closes tracks :: WRAL.com

An Amtrak train scheduled to journey from Orlando to New York with a cease in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is at a standstill in Florida, stranding passengers for hours. According to Amtrak’s website, the monitor is closed due to a big brush fire. The firm tells WRAL they’re monitoring two wildfires close to the Clay-Putnam County…

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‘Treated as second-class citizens’: Passengers stopped from boarding flights back to Channel Islands

‘Treated as second-class citizens’: Passengers stopped from boarding flights back to Channel Islands

Channel Islanders returning from their holidays have been compelled to pay for an emergency Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) visa after being denied boarding at worldwide airports. The disruption comes after the Crown Dependencies haven’t but moved to a digital permission system, known as the Electronic Travel Authorisation, which the UK launched in February 2026. It…

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