According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the passenger of the plane has never served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is not a veteran and became disabled as a result of an accident years ago.
At the Tel Aviv airport in Israel, employees of the Hungarian airline Wizz Air forced a Ukrainian citizen off the plane bound for Warsaw. State Department officials called him. Apparently, the man had never served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was not a veteran. This was announced on July 11 by the head of the department, Oleg Nikolenko.
The Ukrainian consul assisted Alexander, providing him with the opportunity to board a plane to Europe and then reach his relatives in Ukraine.
“Our citizen has never served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and is not a veteran. He was disabled as a result of an accident years ago. However, since he is a citizen of Ukraine, it was our duty to help him.” A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced.
Despite the fact that the airline issued an official apology, the rights of the citizen of Ukraine were violated. According to Nikolenko, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will carefully monitor the development of this situation.
“We expect the official investigation to be completed, the perpetrators brought to justice and the air carrier to fulfill its obligations to the passenger.”
What came before?
Hungarian airline Wizz Air removed a Ukrainian with a prosthesis from its Tel Aviv-Warsaw flight. The organization underlined the obligation to refuse a passenger boarding if their health condition “could pose a threat during flight”. The carrier later apologized for the incident.
According to the information published in the Jerusalem Post, the Ukrainian passenger was a veteran who returned to Ukraine after receiving treatment in Israel. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine claims that Oleksandr does not have military status.
Recall that in early August it was learned that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a subsidiary of the famous Hungarian low-cost airline, is ready to resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow. Tickets for flights starting from October 3 appeared on the site.
But later, after a wave of criticism that hit the company, Wizz Air gave up on the idea.
Source: Focus
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