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Porter Airlines pilot blocked disabled man from boarding flight, claimed he was dangerous threat due to wheelchair batteries

Ken Harrower said a Porter Airlines pilot inquired about his power chair and then stopped him from getting on the flight at Calgary International Airport that was traveling to Toronto Sunday.

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Clearer disability policy needed for airlines, says man denied boarding at Calgary airport

Clearer disability policy needed for airlines, says man denied boarding at Calgary airport
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Man denied flight over electric wheelchair battery

Ken Harrower flew to Calgary from Toronto on Porter Airlines two weeks ago in his electric wheelchair. When he went to return home Sunday night, he was not allowed to board the plane.

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A passenger says a Canadian airline s pilot told him he was a dangerous threat because he couldn t disconnect his wheelchair s batteries

Porter Airlines said the captain made a mistake in wrongly believing Ken Harrower's wheelchair batteries needed to be removed.

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