2023-07-11 11:16:46
2023-07-11 19:16 United News Network comprehensive report The man was asked to get off the plane by the crew because he had a prosthetic arm.Picture taken from
A Ukrainian retired soldier was regarding to take a low-cost flight home a few days ago, but the flight attendant asked him to get off the plane because of the inconvenience caused by the soldier’s prosthetic leg, causing the soldier to cry at the scene.
According to the New York Post (New York Post) reported that a netizen with the nickname “@mbbddk” uploaded a video on July 8, in which a man stood on the plane talking to the crew, with a frustrated expression on his face. “@mbbddk” stated in the article that the man was a soldier who was regarding to fly from Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel) to Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland) on Wizz Air (Wizz Air).
At that time, the crew told the man that he might not take the plane because he had a prosthetic limb. The man desperately explained to the crew that he lost a leg in the Ukrainian-Russian war and really wanted to go back to Ukraine and his family. Foreign media reported that the man cried bitterly at one point, kept asking the staff how he would get home if he mightn’t get on the plane, and even accidentally fell to the ground.
The video went viral on the Internet, sparking criticism from many netizens. Wizz Air also issued an apology statement on July 9, saying that the crew has the responsibility to ensure the safety of passengers on board. The statement mentioned that the safety of passengers is the top priority of Wizz Air, and the crew has the responsibility to ensure that the passengers are fit to fly, and emphasized that following the man was asked to disembark, the company provided seats and water, and asked the ground staff to assist him .
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