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AIR TRAVEL
Some time ago Graham Findlay at Disability Wales sent us the following updates on air travel for the disabled
In the European Union, as of July 2008, it will be unlawful to charge for medical equipment and wheelchairs and other assistive devices to persons with disabilities using air services on, departing from, on transit through, or on arrival at an airport situated in the EU.
In Canada on 7 May 2008 , the Federal Court of Appeal denied Air Canada and Westjet's application for leave to appeal a historic decision of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) that allows Canadians with disabilities to travel by air without having to pay for a second seat to accommodate their disabilities, whether for themselves or their attendant. In January 2008, the CTA ruled on a complaint launched by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), the late Eric Norman and Joanne Neubauer seeking to ensure that persons with disabilities traveling by air would not have to pay for a second seat for their attendant or because of the nature of their disability. Train, bus and marine services do not charge for additional seats. Only the airlines made people with disabilities effectively pay double what others pay to fly.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Lupus News recently gave the following contact details for people who are having difficulty getting travel insurance:
Freedom Travel 01223 454290
J&M Insurance Services 020 7446 7626
Bishopscourt 0870 777 9339
Tesco Insurance 0845 300 8800
Go Travel insurance 0870152 5840
Post Office Insurance 0800 083 2466
Club Direct Travel 0800 083 2466
Insurance Choice 0844 55 77 703