Frontier Forces Quadriplegic Man Off Plane

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A quadriplegic Colorado man says he was humiliated after he was forced off a Frontier Airlines plane because a pilot said it wasn't safe for him to fly.

John Morris and his family were trying to board a flight in Dallas on Sunday to return home to Fort Collins.

The 24-year-old Colorado State University student says he has flown Frontier in the past, using an airline seat-belt extension to secure his chest and legs to the seat. But this time the pilot refused to take off.

Frontier spokesman Peter Kowalchuk said the pilot was concerned for Morris' safety and uncertain whether the seat-belt extension could be used to restrain his legs and torso.

Kowalchuk says federal rules are unclear on whether the extension can be used to restrain disabled passengers.

Frontier eventually arranged for Morris and his family to take the next flight, and the pilot on that plane had no issues with transporting him.

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