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Para swimmer Shams Aalam made to for a wheelchair at Delhi airport, AI responds
Updated On: 08 June, 2022 02:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shams said, he had informed Air India`s cabin crew that he wanted his own wheelchair after landing but was provided one that was "uncomfortable" and sized XL
Mohammed Shams Aalam Shaikh. Pic/ official Twitter account
An Indian Para Swimmer alleged that he had to wait for nearly 90 minutes to get his wheelchair at IGI airport. Mohammed Shams Aalam Shaikh landed in Delhi on Monday evening after a nearly 12-hour-long journey from Melbourne.
Tweeting about the matter, Shams said, he had informed Air India`s cabin crew that he wanted his own wheelchair after landing but was provided one that was "uncomfortable" and sized XL. However, Air India soon responded to Alam`s tweet and said it had got delayed due to airport security reasons.
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