Disabled 10-year-old boy asked to ‘prove’ disability by Jet2

The mother of Jack Johnson said he was left distressed after they were asked for evidence of his Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Jack Johnson
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A ten-year-old boy was asked to prove he had a disability by UK airline Jet2 before he was allowed to board a flight.

Jack Johnson, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was travelling back from Croatia with his mother, Alex Johnson at the time.

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