Renowned British journalist Frank Gardner had to crawl across the cabin floor of a LOT Polish Airlines flight due to the airline’s lack of onboard wheelchair facilities.

A British journalist, who lost his legs in a 2004 war reporting attack, faced a humiliating and discriminatory experience on a LOT Polish Airlines flight.

Veteran journalist Frank Gardner was forced to crawl the length of a plane on the floor to use the bathroom mid flight after cabin crew told him the policy was to not have wheelchairs on board.

BBC journalist Frank Gardner has used a wheelchair since he was seriously injured in a shooting in Saudi Arabia back in June, 2024, and has highlighted what it is like to have become disabled