Wheelchair advocate blames airline for missing flight — but critics say it was deserved: ‘He should be embarrassed’
A Virgin Australia passenger, Shane Hryhorec, was recently booted from his flight all thanks to his wheelchair. The Adelaide-born flyer — who uses a wheelchair after a tragic swimming accident in 2007 left him disabled — boarded the plane with his service dog and a SmartDrive battery.
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A Virgin Australia passenger, Shane Hryhorec, was recently booted from his flight all thanks to his wheelchair. The Adelaide-born flyer — who uses a wheelchair after a tragic swimming accident in 2007 left him disabled — boarded the plane with his service dog and a SmartDrive battery. This is a device that clips onto the back of his wheelchair to help power it forward. After a “heated” exchange, the 41-year-old man was eventually removed from the plane.
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- A Virgin Australia passenger, Shane Hryhorec, was recently booted from his flight all thanks to his wheelchair. The Adelaide-born flyer — who uses a wheelchair after a tragic swimming accident in 2007 left him disabled — boarded the plane with his service dog and a SmartDrive battery.
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Wheelchair advocate blames airline for missing flight — but critics say it was deserved: ‘He should be embarrassed’
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