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UK Alpha fights for free oxygen when flying
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EMERSON VALLEY, UK—A man who suffers from lung disease is campaigning to stop airlines charging passengers who need to use oxygen when travelling.
John Mugford, 58, from Emerson Valley, has enlisted the help of local MP Dr Phyllis Starkey to petition airline companies to stop preventing passengers from bringing their own oxygen cylinders on to planes and charging hundreds of pounds extra for them to use the oxygen that the airline provides.
Mr Mugford, who suffers from emphysema caused by a rare genetic condition known as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, said he has been charged £200 previously by two airlines for the use of oxygen during two hour flights to Poland.
