EU 1107 - Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons

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Welcome to EU 1107, Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons

EU 1107 - Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons

Opening up the skies to all

Year on year the exciting world of air travel is opening up to people of all abilities. And it is only right that it does. Not only do travellers with physical, sensory and learning disabilities deserve equality, but aviation, leisure, and tourism industries will benefit from better servicing their needs.

New legislation supporting the rights of disabled travellers Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006, now defines the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. This new law is being implemented in two parts:

What this means for airport and tour operators?

Service providers in the UK are already obliged to address their obligations to provide equality of service to disabled customers. This new legislation adds weight to those obligations requiring that "all staff dealing directly with the travelling public must receive disability-awareness and disability equality training".

How we can help?

We know the travel business well and have specialised in the field of ‘disability leisure’ for more than a decade. Our unique expertise has enabled us to develop a range of training solutions tailored to meet the needs of aviation, travel & tourism and hospitality industries.

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