The leader of a new taskforce designed to make flying easier for disabled people has called for voluntary action by the industry to improve the landscape, warning new legislation is unlikely to be introduced to help drive change.
Wheelchair users continue to face difficulties in negotiating airports and when flying, Thompson-Grey said (Credit: parliament.uk)
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who chaired the government’s Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group, said she had “no budget” and no new laws were in the pipeline. The taskforce returned its findings on Wednesday (16 July), highlighting nearly 20 "key actions".
She told the BBC: “The starting point is that I have no money and there’s no legislation planned, so we’ve had to work with the industry – partly to recognise the problem, but also to gather some solutions.”
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