Background Information
In 2002 the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) began legal proceedings against the low cost airline company Ryanair and the British Airport Authority (BAA) for charging passengers with disabilities extra for wheelchair assistance. At the beginning of 2004, a disabled man who had been asked to pay £18 to use a wheelchair at Stansted Airport won a court case against Ryanair and was awarded compensation. As a consequence Ryanair has announced that all passengers will be charged an extra 50p in order to cover wheelchair costs.