Who's Disabled Enough?
Who is disabled enough to qualify for "One Person, One Fare?"
The new "One Person, One Fare" law that is taking effect in Canada will force someone else to decide if you are disabled enough to qualify for the benefits of that law.
The Canadian Transportation Agency will soon be faced with a nearly impossible task: Deciding just which airline passengers are disabled enough to qualify for the new "One Person, One Fare" law.
This new policy states that any disabled person can get a ticket for their attendant for free. But only if the person needs assistance while in flight. If the person needs assistance on the ground before takeoff or after landing. they are not "disabled enough" to qualify for the free attendant fare.
This makes no sense to me. How do you know if you will need assistance during the flight or not? There are unforseen circumstances in every situation. they could range from something as simple as a seatbelt becoming stuck to something such as your ostomy bag beginning to leak.
And what would happen in the rare occurence of a crash? You may not otherwise need help but you would in that instance.
I think that it is unrealistic for the CTA to presume to know who is disabled enough to require assistance during the flight. All the times I have flown, I have needed help boarding and deplaning, but required no assistance during the flightThis may change, though, the next time I fly. Would I not be offered "One Person, One Fare" because I have never needed in-flight attendant care befre?
Who decides? And how?
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