Call for legal action as airline refuses to let wheelchair user board flight


BANGKOK: A wheelchair user wrote to the Lawyers Council of Thailand, calling for legal action against an unnamed airline for not letting him board a flight to Chiang Rai.

Krisana Lalai, chairman of the Civilisation Foundation for All People, called on the council on Monday (March 18) to take steps to prevent discrimination against people with disability or those whose mobility is impaired.

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