Deaf airline passenger wins in decade-long discrimination case

Nov 8, 2026

A court has fined a former AirAsia senior cabin crew member for refusing to transport deaf passenger Khalil Haj in 2017, ruling that there was no genuine safety concern to justify treating him differently because of his disability. On Oct. 29, the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 1, in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

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