UPDATE – Ukrainian soldier with amputated leg taken off a Wizz Air plane: Wizz’s response

Wizz Air wrote to the news portal that the passenger was distraught when boarding the aircraft and that “as much as they wanted to help the passenger to get home to his family”, the flight crew “acted with the safety of the other passengers on board in mind and in accordance with the required protocol, in consultation with the airport medical staff and the captain of the aircraft”.

According to the airline’s response, the passenger’s leg prosthesis was not a barrier to travel, “Wizz Air always strives to ensure that passengers with special needs can fly in comfort and safety, in accordance with the rules of the air transport industry.”

UPDATE – Wizz Air’s statement to Daily News Hungary

“We apologise for the upset caused regarding a passenger on our Tel Aviv flight to Warsaw recently.

Safety is our number one priority and it is our crew’s responsibility to ensure that all passengers are fit to fly or are accompanied by someone to support them. If there is any indication that a passenger has a medical condition that might put them at risk while flying, we are obligated to deny boarding. In this instance, it was a difficult but necessary decision taken with the passenger’s safety in mind. He was provided with water and somewhere to sit while waiting for assistance from airport staff.

Thank you for your understanding.”