Disabled man dies at Gatwick as flight cancellation chaos continues
The Independent says As news emerged of a tragedy involving a disabled passenger who had just arrived at Gatwick, the airport has announced plans to cap operations in July and August.
The announcement to curtail departures and arrivals was planned before the incident on Wednesday at the airport’s North Terminal, which involving a passenger who had arrived on an easyJet flight.
The unnamed man was one of three “passengers with restricted mobility” (PRMs) on the aircraft who required special assistance. The plane was met by a member of staff of the aviation logistics provider Wilson James.
Reports suggest the passenger decided to make his own way from the aircraft into the terminal, where he fell from an escalator and sustained fatal injuries.
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