Dubai disability campaigner left stranded after airline loses wheelchair – The National

Dubai disability campaigner left stranded after airline loses wheelchair – The National

An airline is reviewing its boarding processes for disabled passengers after a Dubai mobility campaigner was left stranded in London when her wheelchair was lost in transit.

Shobhika Kalra, 33, is the CEO and founder of Wings of Angelz, a group she leads to improve access to wheelchair ramps around Dubai.

Ms Kalra, who has a rare genetic disorder called Friedreich’s ataxia — which causes progressive neurological damage — is unable to stand unaided and relies on her wheelchair for mobility.