SAA apologises after medallist barred from taking prosthetic leg on plane home from Paralympics

20 September 2016 - 19:36
By Nomahlubi Jordaan

South African Airways has apologised to Paralympics bronze medallist Tyrone Pillay after the airline refused to allow his prosthetic leg on board the flight when he returned from Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday. The shot-putter took to social media early on Tuesday voicing his disappointed at the airline after the incident.

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