UK taskforce calls for disability training for all airline and airport staff

<p>Report led by former Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson warns of ‘sometimes catastrophic’ treatment of passengers</p><p>Airline and airport staff should have mandatory training in disability and accessibility awareness, a government taskforce has urged, to ease the stress, confusion and harm experienced by the growing numbers of passengers requiring assistance to travel.</p><p>A report from the group, led by the crossbench peer and former Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson, said the experience of flying for disabled people “can be ad hoc, inconsistent and sometimes catastrophic”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/16/uk-taskforce-calls-for-disability-training-for-all-airline-and-airport-staff">Continue reading...</a>