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The Guardian - UK
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Rachel Hall

UNBELIEVABLE: Tanni grey thompson to lead taskforce on air travel for disabled passengers | History Defined

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Tanni Grey-Thompson: ‘It is essential that the rights of each passenger are protected.’ Photograph: Thomas Krych/AP

The Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson is to lead a new taskforce created to improve air travel for disabled passengers, the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, has announced.

The taskforce will spend nine months speaking to disabled passengers to establish what are the biggest barriers to air travel, and working with the aviation industry to find short- and long-term solutions.

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