A physically challenged woman, Rita Kriba has threatened to sue the management of the Africa World Airlines (AWA) flight for discrimination after she was prevented from boarding to Kumasi from Accra due to her challenge.

According to Ms. Kriba, the incident which happened at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday, 5 May 2018 saw the Airline operator prevent her from boarding the plane because it is too small to contain her crutches.

The airline is reported to have also refused a plea by Rita’s colleagues[Young African Leaders Initiative] to assist her onto the plane.

Speaking to Class News, Ms Kriba said she is ready to fight the company to end the injustice meted out to persons with disability.

She said: “I felt bad because I was supposed to go to Kumasi and meet some people for a meeting. What if it was an emergency? Because I’m a person with disability, can’t I board a plane? I’m ready to take them to court because it’s against my fundamental human rights.

“I’m in Ghana, I’m in my own country, I have the right to move from wherever I want to move from…Whatever I need to do to get that right thing done I’ll do it because it’s my human right. I’m a citizen of Ghana and I need to enjoy any other privilege like any other person despite my disability.

“I’ll go to every length to get this thing solved because I don’t want it to happen to the next person with crutches, I don’t want it to happen again to a person with disability. It is time we stopped these things, we are all human beings. I have the right to pick a flight to wherever I want to go.”