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Virgin Australia apologises to disability advocate removed from flight over wheelchair motor

Shane Hryhorec’s viral video showing the interaction with flight staff has already garnered 16 million viewsVirgin Australia has apologised to a disability advocate who said he was “humiliated” by his removal from a flight over his wheelchair motor.The airline called Shane Hryhorec on Wednesday afte...

The Guardian

by Kat Wong

Virgin Australia apologises to disability advocate removed from flight over wheelchair motor

Shane Hryhorec’s viral video showing the interaction with flight staff has already garnered 16 million views

Virgin Australia has apologised to a disability advocate who said he was “humiliated” by his removal from a flight over his wheelchair motor.

The airline called Shane Hryhorec on Wednesday afternoon to offer an apology, two days after the Adelaide-based man published a viral video showing the incident on board a flight from Sydney.

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