Volcano Travel Chaos
Posted On 16 Apr 2010 By Craig Grimes. Under Country, Media, Plane, Press, Transport, United Kingdom.
Although OpenBritain is mostly concerned with tourism in the United Kingdom and flying is not absolutely necessary we are still worried about the consequences of the grounding of aircraft and ... Continue Reading
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Flight Delays and Disabled Travellers
As many airports across the UK and Northern Europe close today due to the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, many news sites such as the Guardian and the BBC are covering the disruptions.
The ... Continue Reading
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CAA Review of Accessible Air Travel
This month the Civil Aviation Authority published its review on the implementation of European legislation on the rights of disabled and reduced mobility passengers in the UK.
The CAA concluded that there are ... Continue Reading
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Your Rights To Fly
“Under European law, if you are disabled or have difficulty moving around you can request assistance when you fly to and from Europe.
Anyone who has difficulty moving around, for example, because ... Continue Reading
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European Budget Airline Policies
Here are some links to the policies of European Budget Airlines with regards to carriage of people with disabilities. Some are more useful than others, but this list provides a ... Continue Reading
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Good News or Bad?
An article from TravelWeekly about Ryanair closing it's base in Valencia, Spain. Ryanair probably have the worst reputation out of all airlines for their treatment of people with disabilities, however ... Continue Reading
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American Airlines
Posted On 16 Sep 2008 By Craig Grimes. Under Country, Nicaragua, Plane, Spain, Transport, Travelogue, USA.
These days all we read about from people with disabilities is how badly they've been treat by airlines, they have no disability awareness, they broke yet another wheelchair or they ... Continue Reading
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Matagalpa, Nicaragua – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted On 20 Apr 2008 By Craig Grimes. Under Brazil, Country, Nicaragua, Plane, Transport, Travelogue.
Well, I'm on the road again, I've come to Sao Paul, Brazil for Reatech which is a Latin American disability exhibition. Their should be suppliers from all over South America ... Continue Reading
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Flying to Nicaragua
Posted On 02 Oct 2007 By Craig Grimes. Under Country, Nicaragua, Plane, Spain, Transport, Travelogue.
So at long last I've arrived in Nicaragua, I'm now able to connect to the Internet again so I should be keeping the blog up to date from now on. ... Continue Reading
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