TV presenter Sophie Morgan calls £5,000-worth of damage to her wheelchair by British Airways ‘an assault’

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy TV presenter Sophie Morgan has called damage done to her wheelchair on a recent British Airways flight “an assault.” Ms Morgan was flying home to the UK from a holiday in California when the £5,000-worth of damage occurred. Ms Morgan added that this had been done without her permission and was “completely wrong.” It then took over half an hour for airline staff to “break them apart”, but Ms Morgan said that they had unscrewed so much of it that the wheelchair was “unsafe to use.” Ms Morgan added that she “then discovered more damage.” “I’m in such shock at the state of this, I can’t speak”, she said. Ms Morgan said she’s “incredibly lucky” to have a replacement chair to use while hers is being repaired. “Please don’t let it stop you,” she emphasised, highlighting that “airlines do need to take better care of our chairs.” “Our wheelchairs are our legs,” Ms Morgan said.