India, April 1 -- A Bengaluru-based CEO has reignited the debate around wheelchair use at airports after sharing an incident he witnessed. Sumit Ramani, co-founder and CEO of ProtectMeWell, took to X to describe how a woman arrived at an airport lounge in a wheelchair, only to later stand up and walk in heels to collect a plate of food.

In his post shared yesterday, Bengaluru-based Ramani said that the woman appeared to be in her early 60s. She arrived at the airport lounge in a wheelchair, assisted by airline staff, and immediately got up to help herself to food.

Ramani, who is a consulting actuary, noted that the woman not only walked with apparent ease, she did so while wearing heels. He did not specify at which airport the incident ...