A paraplegic athlete crawls into the terminal, says the airport has "humiliated" after the airline has forgotten his wheelchair

A paralyzed man pursues him at Luton Airport after his self-propelled, custom-built wheelchair was left on a plane, pushing him to drag himself across the airport terminal.

The incident occurred when Justin Levene, a 29-year-old paraplegic, arrived at the airport in August 2017 and learned that his wheelchair was not there to meet him.

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Although airport staff suggested pushing him through the terminal in a traditional high-back wheelchair, Levene declined the invitation, calling the suggestion degrading and dangerous. he was tied up.

"I have worked very hard for a number of years to try to retain all my independence," Levene told the BBC. "And being in one of the chairs that they offered would make me feel humiliated and degraded."

Levene – who was paralyzed at the age of 20 as a result of a surgical procedure to repair a herniated disc – asked if he could be transported by motorized car, but the only thing he could do was to use a motorized car. airport did not have one, reported the BBC.

"There should be appropriate equipment at each airport," he told the BBC.

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"And there should be some sort of equipment to move independently.Someone whose chair rests on his legs should not be forced to depend on the help of others," he said. he added.

After refusing the airport wheelchair, Levene felt compelled to drag himself across the airport, which led him to sue the airport, stating that the staff had no "empathy for what was going on".

Leven was filmed slipping himself through the airport terminal and getting into a luggage cart, with which he was pushing himself up to a taxi.

The airport defended itself in a statement to the BBC, saying its staff had responded well to the circumstances.

"While we apologize if Mr. Levene was dissatisfied with the service he received, we are satisfied that our agents and staff have done everything possible in difficult circumstances," said the airport.

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"After discovering that Mr. Levene's flight had arrived without his wheelchair, our teams worked tirelessly to find a solution, offering Mr. Levene an assisted wheelchair as a temporary replacement," the statement said. "Mr. Levene declined all offers of assistance because he found them unacceptable."

Other athletes and celebrities using wheelchairs, as well as non-disabled people on Twitter, have expressed their support for Levene.

Some believe that Levene's choices were "arrogant" and offensive to the disability community.

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Levene is represented by his lawyer Sue Willman.