[url= http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/27/ba-and-london-city-airport-irreparably-damaged-25000-wheelchair ]BA and London City Airport Irreparably Damaged Wheelchair[/url]
Obviously this lady's case is a little more serious than someone's pride and joy getting dinged en route to Les Gets, but it highlights the same issue e.g. neither the airport nor the airline wanting to take responsibility.
Interesting it wasn't insured and that is skipped over quickly in the article. While BA/LCA will no doubt have some liability or at least its baggage handling contractors will not sure it would be covered in the terms and conditions of the tickets she purchased.
Insurance companies can be found to insure anything, I suspect it was probably just quite expensive and she opted not to pay it.
£25k Wheelchair?
This is why I no longer read The Grauniad. That's terrible journalism; the only story there is 'woman's rare and expensive wheel chair no longer working; claims someone broke it but isn't sure who or how'.