Disabled passengers bearing brunt of travel disruption, say charities

Campaigners say disabled people seen as an afterthought amid flight cancellations and longstanding rail problems

• ‘It’s not the waiting, it’s the indignity’: disabled passengers tell of air travel torment

Disabled people are experiencing stress and degradation because of “truly appalling” service failures caused by the ongoing travel disruption, charities have said.

Airline cancellations in recent weeks and longstanding rail problems have been difficult for everyone, but campaigners say that because the transport industry treats disabled people as the lowest priority, they are bearing the brunt of the turmoil.