Easyjet charges man for dialysis machine on flight
29 February 2012Easyjet has refunded a man £50 after charging him to take his dialysis machine aboard a flight.
Andrew Williamson, 44, from Ashburton in Devon, was charged a £50 excess baggage fee to take his 22kg medical equipment on the plane to France.
He said: “‘I have to pay an extra £50 for the privilege of being alive.'”
Easyjet apologised to Mr Williamson and said it had updated its policy and would no longer charge for the transportation of medical equipment.
source: BBC.co.uk
