Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead taskforce on air travel for disabled passengers

Team led by Paralympic champion will work with aviation industry to ‘break down barriers’, says transport secretary

The Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson is to lead a new taskforce created to improve air travel for disabled passengers, the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, has announced.

The taskforce will spend nine months speaking to disabled passengers to establish what are the biggest barriers to air travel, and working with the aviation industry to find short- and long-term solutions.