“My companion pulls me through Amsterdam”: Swiss loses wheelchair pulling device from Daniel Wernli

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Daniel Wernli (52) has been in a wheelchair for twelve years. But since a year he can travel again. Thanks to a towing device, it can get from A to B effortlessly – even railway lines and sidewalks are no problem.

Wernli flew abroad this week – to Amsterdam. “With the Swiss-Trac I can effortlessly drive over cobblestones and rails in a city like Amsterdam,” explains the Blick reader. But the plane disappeared on Monday on its flight from Zurich to the Dutch capital.

Traveling becomes torture

Wernli checked in the wheelchair and the Swiss-Trac as luggage at Zurich Airport. He watched as the 170-pound piece was loaded onto the machine. In Amsterdam he waited half an hour at the baggage carousel. But no sign of the Siss-Trac. “In Amsterdam I was told he was staying in Zurich, in Zurich I was told he was in Amsterdam,” says Wernli Blick.

The beautiful city trip to Amsterdam suddenly became an ordeal. «My wheelchair is designed for the Swiss-Trac. Pushing is hellish work,” said the Swiss. “My traveling companion drags me through Amsterdam for twelve hours every day. We can’t carry out all the plans we had here,” says Wernli, disappointed. They would have done everything they could to get the device back – without success. He finds it especially incomprehensible that Swiss does not meet him. To date, the Swiss-Trac worth CHF 16,000 has not appeared.

“This Is My Baby”

Wernli is a fan of FC St. Gallen and his traction material is accordingly painted extra green. “All the players have signed it,” he says proudly. On the front is the FCSG logo. The Swiss-Trac not only gives him mobility and independence, but also has an irreplaceable emotional value. “This is my baby,” he says.

He has had the device since October because he previously had shoulder pain from pushing the wheelchair. “I can drive the Swiss-Trac well. Thanks to him, a new world opened up for me! I was in Fuerteventura in December. Loading was no problem at all and I had a great holiday,” says Wernli.

Still missing after three days

Now Wernli just wants the holidays over. “I’m flying home tomorrow,” he says. “I just want my Swiss-Trac back and a proper apology from Swiss.”

Incomprehensible for Daniel Wernli: “Nobody contacted me. That is not good advertising for the Swiss to treat someone in a wheelchair like this.” And: “I think this passivity is bad.”

A Swiss statement on the matter remains open at Blick’s request. The airline announced that due to data protection regulations it could not provide any information about the case.

Source : Blick