Thursday, November 21, 2013

Too fat to fly? Stranded Frenchman’s ordeal nears end as ferry sails him across the Channel


LONDON (AP) — He’s been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home — and his family says it’s because he has been deemed too fat to travel.
Now Frenchman Kevin Chenais’ long and fitful journey is coming to an end.
Chenais, who weighs 500 pounds (230 kilograms), says he has been repeatedly refused transport over the past two weeks as he sought to get home to France from the United States. P&O Ferries offered to take him in his aboard the Spirit of Britain on Wednesday, the final hurdle keeping him from his home near the Swiss border.

“I am absolutely tired,” the 22-year-old said as he slumped over in his mobility scooter just before being loaded into the ambulance.
Chenais’ mother was outraged by the treatment her son allegedly received, saying he was discriminated because of his weight.
“It’s not the fault of my son to be big. He has a genetic illness,” Christina Chenais said. “We are very happy to go home after this long, distressing and traumatic situation.

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