Edinburgh Easyjet passengers stranded on tarmac in wheelchairs as plane takes off without them

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Three Edinburgh Easyjet passengers, who require special assistance, were left stranded in their wheelchairs on the tarmac as their flight - and luggage - took off without them.Liz Weir was expecting to travel from Belfast International to Edinburgh to appear at a paid-for arts show in Midlothian last night.

The flight fiasco meant she missed the show much to the dismay of ticket holders.The performer relies on wheelchair assistance at airports for mobility issues stemming from health conditions.She told Belfast Live: "I'd got to the airport in plenty of time and was sitting in the airport wheelchair on the tarmac waiting to board the plane.“My luggage had been checked in and I was looking forward to my show in Midlothian.“The other passengers were boarded before myself and another passenger who was also using wheelchair assistance.

I assumed we’d be next to board but then the door of the plane closed and we were left outside.“The airport ground staff were standing with us and no one could understand what was going on." Last night Liz said the airline had contacted her to re-book her onto the 8.40pm flight but she had not heard anything since.

She added: "I was due to appear at a storytelling gig at an arts festival tonight, people paid for tickets to attend, the arts association paid for my flight and I'm not able to be there because easyJet neglected to allow me on board.