Disabled MLA blasts shambles after Aer Lingus plane left without him [Video]

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A DISABLED MLA has described a “shambles” after being unable to board a plane.

Andy Allen had been travelling from Birmingham home to Belfast at the weekend when his Aer Lingus plane left without him.

He has contended the assistance he needs to board the plane on his wheelchair did not come.

Taking to the social media platform X, he branded the incident as a “shambles”.

What a shambles, @bhx_official. I arrived on time, but because I’m disabled and needed assistance to board, which never came, I was removed from the flight. Thanks for that, @AerLingus.

— Andy Allen MBE MLA (@AndyAllen88) September 22, 2024

Allen, a former soldier, has been using a wheelchair since he was seriously injured while he was serving in Afghanistan at the age of 19 in 2008.

He told the BBC that he had been due to get on an Aer Lingus flight …