Limbless woman sues Air France over ‘torso’ snub

Limbless woman sues Air France over ‘torso’ snub

A wheelchair-bound woman with no limbs sued Air France for discrimination, alleging a gate agent who told her a “torso cannot possibly fly on its own” kept her off a flight.

Adele Price, 42, a British citizen, sued the airline in Manhattan federal court seeking unspecified damages.

Price, who was born without limbs because her mother took the drug thalidomide during pregnancy, said in the suit she is able to manipulate a wheelchair and has traveled by air many times.

The suit states that she had bought a ticket in 2000 for travel between Manchester, England and New York. After Price had checked her luggage, she alleged that an Air France agent who told her “a head, one bottom and a torso cannot possibly fly on its own” stopped her.

Price said in the suit that Air France let her take another flight to New York but only after she was able to get a companion to go with her. However, Price said she had to pay for the companion’s airfare and lodging.

She said the airline also made it difficult for her to return from John F Kennedy airport to Britain by requiring her to get opinions from four US doctors certifying she was able to fly alone.

A spokeswoman for Air France had no immediate comment. reuters

She was lucky they didn't try to put her in the luggage bit

air France - see it's the fucking french messing up again :evil: i fucking hate the french.

U beat me to it. Damn you and ur sick mind!

I heard she was up in............................I better not.

i was thinking about it, but i would have felt sly, good job we have those who dont care

They dont let you fly if your're legless nowadays anyway!

I have a really sick joke featurin heather mccartney mills but i'm not putting up here, i'll get crucified and barred for a week or something, i can pm it you if you like??

PM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Limbless woman sues Air France over ‘torso’ snub

Class, did she need a hand.

Leave her alone, she's 'Armless

Also PM me it fella.

Surely she'd be safe in a lifejac........................oh!

be brave and do it. it's too sanitised around here.

Dont bother babe, its shite.

What MOS said.

It isnt that bad actually. Post it.

fuck off

nope. geordie lee has my permission to post it though....

The extra money she gets from the court case will be a bit of a hand.