HIV og Kina

Passengers with HIV sue China's Spring Airlines

The low-cost carrier Spring Airlines was set up in 2005

Two passengers with HIV are suing a budget Chinese airline for refusing to let them board a plane.

Local media reports say the two men and a friend - who does not have HIV - were prevented from boarding a Spring Airlines plane at Shenyang airport.
The three of them are accusing the airline of discrimination. A court in Shenyang accepted their case on Friday.

Rights groups say that widespread stigmatisation of people with HIV and Aids still exists in China.