‘Second-class citizen’: man lifted on to plane as Darwin airport had no ramp for wheelchair users

Being carried across the gap between the air bridge and the plane risked his, his wife's and airline staffs' safety, says passenger

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An Australian man has said he was made to feel like a second-class citizen" by being lifted on to a Jetstar flight in Darwin, as disability advocates call for a complete overhaul of the way airlines treat passengers.

Brad Wszola, 50, suffered a spinal cord injury in 2016. He uses a wheelchair, but was not able to navigate the gap between the air bridge and the plane when boarding a Jetstar flight from Darwin to Cairns on 12 August.