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British journalist Mark Mardell was allegedly turned away from a Turkish Airlines flight due to his Parkinson’s disease

“It’s this terrible feeling that you are so vulnerable, I nearly burst into tears about five times,” the former BBC presenter said

The 68-year-old also alleged that he was left stranded in the airport for seven hours before he ultimately booked a flight home through a different airline the next day

A British journalist was left stranded in an airport for seven hours after he was allegedly turned away from a Turkish Airlines flight due to his Parkinson’s disease.

While traveling back to London from Istanbul after a week-long road trip with his son, 68-year-old Mark Mardell said he was barred from boarding his flight without a letter from his GP stating he

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