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Disabled people have been sharing stories about the difficulties using wheelchairs on planes after a tweet by the ��ѿ��ý’s security correspondent Frank Gardner. Frank, who’s used a wheelchair since he was shot in Saudi Arabia, posted a selfie of himself stranded on a plane because special assistance staff didn’t turn up. The incident happened at Gatwick, but he said he had a more serious experience at a German airport. “They took so long to turn up with the high-lift, I didn’t want to miss my connection,” he said. “I had to power myself using purely my arms, to zig-zag up seven rows of armrests to get to my wheelchair, and I crawled along the floor to get onto it. That was the only way I was going to get on that plane.” 5 live is still waiting for a response from Easyjet and OCS, the company that provides special assistance at Gatwick. This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Tuesday 10 January 2017.