Disabled BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner was left stuck on a flight at Heathrow after his wheelchair assistant failed to show up.
Mr Gardner, who was paralysed after being shot six times by al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia in 2004, complained about his treatment on Twitter after flying from Tunisia to London.
It is the second time in a month Mr Gardner has been stuck on a plane, following a similar incident at Gatwick in January.
Disabled BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner tweeted his anger after he was left stuck on a flight at Heathrow after his wheelchair assistant failed to show up
The veteran journalist told his 77,000 Twitter followers about the incident and received a full apology from Heathrow
Mr Gardner, who was paralysed after being shot six times by al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia in 2004, complained about his treatment on Twitter after flying from Tunisia to London
Today, the journalist tweeted a picture of himself sitting on an empty Tunisair flight, along with the message: ‘Another epic fail by @HeathrowAirport on the wheelchair front.
‘Still stuck on the plane at T4 long after all passengers are off. Tunis airport was far more efficient.’
Heathrow said airlines were responsible for assisting passengers to and from their aircraft.
But Mr Gardner told his 77,000 followers: ‘For the record, the Tunisair crew were so helpful, it wasn’t their fault.’
Mr Gardner later tweeted: ‘Received ‘unreserved apology’ from @HeathrowAirport for being left on plane again today.
‘Really hope they can stop this happening, there are so many better things to do in life!’
It is the second time in a month Mr Gardner has been left on a plane, following a similar incident in January
Following last month’s mix-up, Mr Gardner complained the aircraft was parked just yards from an airbridge, pictured, which could have been used to help him from the Airbus without a 30-minute delay
A spokesman for Heathrow said: ‘We apologise unreservedly if the service Mr. Gardner received today fell short of the experience we aim to provide to our passengers.
‘We are working with the responsible airline to investigate what went wrong in this case.’
MailOnline contacted Tunisair for comment.