PR-inside.com
11 Apr 2008
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Ludwig van Beethoven would not be allowed to fly alone on a Tiger Airways flight if he were alive today because of the Singapore-owned airline's purported policy on deaf passengers, a government minister said Friday.
Bill Shorten used the example of Beethoven _ who famously continued composing until his death in 1827 despite losing his hearing _ in condemning the treatment of deaf passengers by the Australian subsidiary of Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways.
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