Blind air passenger sees victory
source: http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-04-29/Blind_air_passenger_sees_victory.html
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Russian airline S7 is to pay compensation to a partially-sighted passenger it turned away from boarding a domestic flight in February.
Linin District Court in the Tula Region ordered the airline to pay Pavel Obiukh 25,000 roubles (approx. $750). The settlement falls far short of the million roubles (approx. $30,000) demanded by the 29-year-old for ‘moral damage’.
Obiukh said the court had also imposed and additional fine of 12,500 roubles on S7, payable to the State, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.
Obiukh intends to lodge an appeal with Russia’s Supreme Court against some of the Federal transportation rules pertaining to disabled passengers.
Linin District Court in the Tula Region ordered the airline to pay Pavel Obiukh 25,000 roubles (approx. $750). The settlement falls far short of the million roubles (approx. $30,000) demanded by the 29-year-old for ‘moral damage’.
Obiukh said the court had also imposed and additional fine of 12,500 roubles on S7, payable to the State, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.
Obiukh intends to lodge an appeal with Russia’s Supreme Court against some of the Federal transportation rules pertaining to disabled passengers.
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