Our Experiences
This post is a complicated one to write as we are in the midst of attempting to file claims and pursue legal action against those that may have been involved in the failures of disability services to protect Diana and get her to her gate on the leg of her trip from the US. It is important to note that her disability services experience at the Frankfurt layover was fantastic. They were helpful, polite, and had very accessible transportation. A completely distinct experience from what she had at the US airport.
In the US, Diana was abandoned at one of those airline clubs, not near her gate, and the disability agent never returned, she was then forced to rush herself to the gate without any assistance, in fact she had to endure misdirection as well. Among the reasons Diana requested assistance was mobility issues. We have attempted to obtain the video documentation, but have been thwarted by their complaints of security issues and lack of staff to review the footage. The reality is more likely that they also want to complicate a lawsuit, requiring us to speed up finding a lawyer willing to take the case. It seems only a lawyer can force their hand, before they erase the footage, which hopefully they haven’t already. As it is a challenge to sue airlines in the US, finding a lawyer has been difficult.
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