Aviation Bassaka Air construction shame on Angkor demanded money, $ 240 Sudanese accent disabled
Monday, 21 September 2015 11:44 ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល (DAP), ID-009 E-mail Print PDF
Phnom Penh: Airline staff Bassaka Air construction famous affront to Cambodia Angkor because they love money more than honor. Staff Aviation «Bassaka Air» who worked at the airport farewell vehicles international Siem prevented women disabled people Sudanese man not to boarding the aircraft by collectors fees add up to 240 US dollars, so women with disabilities Sudanese missed the meeting attendance, and led to criticism critics and Ironically as the agony of women with disabilities has, because of traveling through the airport in the other countries there is no tradition, no.

Ms. Vann Thon, country director of Epic Twin International, an organization, a large assistance and support high welfare, as well as providing assistance for the disabled, Cambodia, told the Centre information center tamarind on September 21, 2015, that on Saturday, 19 September, Ms. Rahma Elsiddig Gasm people with disabilities Sudanese have Airfares numbers booking: A03Q9P, Agency code: BKKITBN might fly to Phnom Penh to attend a meeting on work disability in the Province. Still a sad arrival International Airport in Siem Reap point register (Check-in) is blocked by an employee of the airline Bassaka Air by forcing passengers has prepaid $ 240 for the service lift in addition to plane tickets, $ 45, which bought already there. Airline staff argued that this is the company's policy.

Ms. Vann Thon said that the airline staff Bassaka Air claims that the demand for expensive Services Task Force, which includes accent accent disabled people themselves do not cause disruptions to airport officials or airline staff. If you were to explain the law or the rights of disabled people so much, however, airline staff Bassaka Air is still not the same, they are still required to pay $ 240 to allow boarding the flight to Phnom Penh.

Finally, Ms. Rahma Elsiddig Gasm been missed to attend the planned meeting.

Ms. Vann Thon called the actions of the staff as well as aviation Bassaka Air Act does not respect the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Cambodia is a signatory. This Convention clearly states that people with disabilities have the right to equal access to public services, including transport.

With hurt feelings Vann Thon raised the question of whether such acts have a meaning? He also does not believe that the government agreed to the principle of discrimination against people with disabilities such Art.

He emphasized so 'to us as people with disabilities, we are hurting so much about this case, which shows the injustice in society Mee when passengers non-disabled have to pay $ 45, while disabled people have to pay 285 dollars in the process, one foot in the same plane the same.'

Ms. Vann Thon has asked the Royal Government of Cambodia, which has been pushing to promote the rights of people with disabilities to intervene immediately in the case to protect his face, as signatories to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The resolution to intervene, not only for this case but people with disabilities across the country and in the world, will receive fair and equitable that they want.

Ms. Vann Thon strongly hope that the government will not ignore allow for the implementation of the principles, which have been discriminated against people with disabilities such open longer on the territory of Cambodia.