Airline rejects complaint from blind passenger
Published: 19 March, 2009, 21:28
Russian airline S7 has rejected a compensation claim from a visually-impaired passenger who was refused permission to fly.
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Published: 19 March, 2009, 21:28
Russian airline S7 has rejected a compensation claim from a visually-impaired passenger who was refused permission to fly.