EU legislation means blind airline passengers can travel with guide dogs at more airports
EU legislation means blind airline passengers can travel with guide dogs at more airports
Blind airline passengers will soon be able to take their guide dogs with them on aircraft at more UK airports. The move is part of the new EU regulations introduced on July 26th to cater for the needs of disabled passengers.
A further 11
regional airports will soon be legally obliged to cater for the needs of blind passengers, reports Travel Weekly. The news has been welcomed by Guide Dogs for the Blind, which has been working with the government since last year on a trial system at Glasgow Airport, where trained staff check in guide dogs. It is now hoped that the system will be extended early next year to regional airports including Luton,
London City,
Belfast and
Cardiff.
Guide Dogs for the Blind's Clive Wood said: "Before this, a blind person living in
Exeter would have to incur the expense and time of travelling to London for a flight. This will help blind people have the same travel options as everyone else."
At present
blind or partially sighted passengers can only travel with their guide dogs on routes departing from
Glasgow, Heathrow, Doncaster
Sheffield and
Manchester airports.
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