A MOTHER claims a budget airline refused to carry her disabled son because health and safety rules meant his wheelchair was too heavy for baggage handlers.


Outraged Alexandra Spencer is considering taking legal action after Easyjet Airlines turned away her terminally ill son Declan, 12, from what cold be his last holiday abroad.


Miss Spencer, 29, said she was told by the budget airline that it would not take Declan on a flight to Cyprus because his specialised 95kg wheelchair presented a healthy and safety risk to staff.


An easyJet spokesman said the company was “extremely saddened” at being unable to help, but insisted it was bound by health and safety rules at the airport.