Belfast Airport Turns Away Wheelchair User Due to Repair Kit

Aug. 7, 2018
A disabled man was unable to board a flight from Belfast because his wheelchair repair kit was deemed a security risk.

A disabled man was unable to board a flight from Belfast because his wheelchair repair kit was deemed a security risk.

Steve Smithers, 48, was turned away at security and missed his flight to see his sick father, who is about to start treatment for cancer.

He said staff claimed the spanners could be used to "dismantle the plane".

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45087941

Photos by Ingrid Barrentine & Joe Nicholson, Alaska Airlines