Disabled woman 'treated like baggage' slams Air Canada after life-saving wheelchair breaks

A woman has complained that she was abused by an airline that left her stranded when her e-scooter was broken. Maayan Ziv has been offered an e-voucher under £200 after his £19,000 wheelchair was broken

Thousands of wheelchairs and scooters on airplanes are abused every month (

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A woman with a disability has described being 'treated like baggage' after being hit overseas when her electric wheelchair was damaged.

Maayan Ziv took to Instagram in a tearful upload to the social media channel to say she felt like 'people with disabilities are not seen' after being left with the broken wheelchair upon arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Electric wheelchairs are not allowed on planes unless they are in the hold. Mayaan therefore took the necessary measures to protect his vital equipment with bubble wrap before boarding the Air Canada flight.

It was broken when she arrived at the airport.

The entrepreneur said, "I got off a plane to find myself deprived of my independence" (

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