The Supreme Court today directed budget airline Spicejet to pay 10 Lakh rupees as damages for offloading a disabled flyer. The disabled flier Jeeja Ghosh, suffering from cerebral palsy, was forcibly offloaded in 2012 from Kolkata when she was going to attend a conference in Goa. The apex court noted that the manner in which she was deboarded depicts total lack of sensitivity. <br/><br/>It said, the flier was not given appropriate, fair and caring treatment and the decision to de-board her was uncalled for. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal said, the decision to offload Ghosh was taken by the airlines without any medical advise or consideration and her condition was not such which required any assistive devices or aids.
News On AIR | May 12, 2016 8:25 PM
SC slaps Rs 10L on Spicejet for offloading disabled flyer