A university lecturer with dwarfism shares her upsetting experience at Manchester Airport, where she was laughed at and found lounge facilities inaccessible. Dr Erin Pritchard, 38, was on her way to the Escape Lounge when she encountered an ignorant attitude from a fellow traveler and faced difficulties in serving herself food and drink. She hopes to raise awareness about the challenges faced by people with dwarfism.
A university lecturer with dwarfism who flew from Manchester Airport says she was left feeling 'upset' and 'unwelcome' after being 'laughed at' and lounge facilities being 'inaccessible' for her. Dr Erin Pritchard, 38, jetted out from Terminal 2 on Tuesday, March 26, to spend a week with her best friend who lives in Thailand.
However, she says the experience was marred by the 'ignorant' attitude of one family and her inability to be able to serve herself food and drink in a lounge where she had hoped to get some peace and quiet before her flight. Dr Pritchard was on her way to the Escape Lounge and was passing the restaurants in the terminal building when she says she was singled out by a fellow female traveller who she said appeared as she was in her late 40s or early 50s, and who was standing outside an eater
University Lecturer Dwarfism Manchester Airport Upset Unwelcome Lounge Facilities Ignorant Attitude Challenges
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