<p>Three HIV-positive passengers have sued a Chinese budget airline after they were denied boarding on a plane, Global Times reported Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A court in China's Shenyang province has accepted the case, which is viewed as a landmark anti-discrimination suit.<br /><br />The HIV carriers were denied travel from Shenyang in northeast China to the northern city of Shijiazhuang by Spring Airlines July 28 after they informed airline staff they were HIV-positive. They have demanded an apology and compensation of about $8,000 from the airline.<br /><br />Spring Airlines has also been accused of carrying a regulation stating that HIV-positive passengers should not be transported. <br /><br />The regulation was deleted from the airline's website Aug 5, a complainant said. This is the first case brought against an airline for discriminating against an HIV-positive person in China, according to Global Times.<br /><br />Nine other major airlines in China have said that they do not bar HIV-positive passengers from their flights.<br /><br />According to UNAIDS, a UN programme on HIV/AIDS, 780,000 people were estimated to be living with HIV in China by the end of 2011.</p>
<p>Three HIV-positive passengers have sued a Chinese budget airline after they were denied boarding on a plane, Global Times reported Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A court in China's Shenyang province has accepted the case, which is viewed as a landmark anti-discrimination suit.<br /><br />The HIV carriers were denied travel from Shenyang in northeast China to the northern city of Shijiazhuang by Spring Airlines July 28 after they informed airline staff they were HIV-positive. They have demanded an apology and compensation of about $8,000 from the airline.<br /><br />Spring Airlines has also been accused of carrying a regulation stating that HIV-positive passengers should not be transported. <br /><br />The regulation was deleted from the airline's website Aug 5, a complainant said. This is the first case brought against an airline for discriminating against an HIV-positive person in China, according to Global Times.<br /><br />Nine other major airlines in China have said that they do not bar HIV-positive passengers from their flights.<br /><br />According to UNAIDS, a UN programme on HIV/AIDS, 780,000 people were estimated to be living with HIV in China by the end of 2011.</p>