Airlines improving handling of wheelchairs

Published July 9, 2021, 11:31 AM
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (July 8) announced the launch of a global Mobility Aids Action Group, the first of its kind, to improve the transport of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, for travelers with disabilities.
Globally, over 1 billion people, or 15 percent of the world’s population, have some form of disability and 80% of the world’s Persond With Didabilities (PWDs) live in low-income countries.
Latest Philippine census figures that around 1.5 million Filipinos have disabilities. Of these, three in five were in the working age group (15-64 years old) and one in five, aged 65 years and above.

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