What this report doesn't mention is that the passenger flew from ADL to = BNE without a carer and had no problems on getting on that flight. So = why the big deal for the return flight? Maybe trying to scam a few extra = dollars out of the passenger? http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4369364%255E13762,00.html= Man cabs it from QLD to SA 22may02 A disabled Adelaide man has paid a Brisbane cab driver more than $5000 = to drive him home after he was not allowed to board a Qantas flight at = Brisbane airport. The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, was refused a seat by Qantas = because he was not travelling with a carer, Channel Seven news reported. = Driver Ken Marshall said he was approached by a federal Police officer = at Brisbane airport on Monday and asked if his Yellow Cab maxi-taxi had = wheelchair access.=20 "Next thing I know I'm speaking to my customer and he said he wanted to = go to Adelaide. I nearly fell over backwards," Mr Marshall told Channel = Seven.=20 He said the fare was paid up front for the three-day trip.=20 "This fare's five and a half thousand dollars - its just over 2000 = kilometres from Brisbane to Adelaide and, of course, I've got to go back = so there's going to be about a 4500km round trip," Mr Marshall said. The = cab is expected to get to Adelaide tomorrow afternoon.=20 No-one at Yellow Cabs' Brisbane office was available to talk about the = unusual trip.=20 A Qantas spokeswoman said it was airline policy that anyone requiring = constant care needed to travel with a carer on a flight.=20 She said the passenger had been booked on an evening flight to Adelaide = on Sunday night but had failed to turn up for the flight and had arrived = at the airport the following morning.=20 She said the airline offered special concession fares for carers = accompanying passengers.=20