Australian man says he was booted from Qatar Airways flight because of his disability

Craig Nolan incident comes after disability royal commission hears airlines are dehumanising' passengers with disabilities

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A man requiring a wheelchair claims he was booted from his Qatar Airways flight after boarding the plane and left stranded at Melbourne airport because of his disability.

The story of Craig Nolan, an Australian man with spina bifida whose plan to return to his home in Finland via Doha was disrupted, comes after the disability royal commission heard evidence in recent weeks that airlines are dehumanising" Australians with disabilities, who they treat as an afterthought".

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