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Air India has been fined Rs 30 lakh after a 80-year-old passenger died at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport while walking from the plane to the terminal as he was not provided a wheelchair.

Air India reportedly failed to provide a wheelchair for the passenger upon landing

Air India has been fined Rs 30 lakh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the death of an elderly passenger who chose to walk from the aircraft to the terminal building due to a shortage of wheelchairs. The airline failed to comply with the regulations on passenger assistance for those with disabilities. The DGCA has advised all airlines to ensure an adequate number of wheelchairs are available for passengers who require assistance.

Montrealers with reduced mobility are calling on the city to act faster on clearing sidewalk access ramps for wheelchairs so that they can access adapted transport more easily.

Dublin Airport is to upgrade it’s facilities for passengers waiting on bus and coach transfers from the airport.

The airline and airport operator have become engaged in another dispute over management at Dublin Airport

Ryanair claims that the airport operator awarded a PRM service contract without consulting airlines, which the DAA has dismissed as ‘baffling’

Alstom secures a €124 million contract with the Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) to supply 30 innovative Citadis trams for

Alstom has won a contract from Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) to supply new trams for Lines R and T of the tramway network in Lille in France.

The world is not always built with accessibility in mind, which can make even simple tasks feel daunting. However, there is help in the form of 101 Mobility Edmonton. As a locally owned and operated branch of the nationally recognized 101 Mobility brand, they are dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim their independence.