SOCIAL media users rallied to support charity campaigner Gordon Aikman after an airline refused to fly him to France.

Aikman, who suffers from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) tweeted that Air France could not carry him as a passenger to Paris because his electric wheelchair would not fit in the plane's hold.

He posted a picture of the letter rejecting his appeal to fly, saying: 'Sorry sir, you can't take your legs on this @AirFranceUK flight' Thanks guys!"

The message drew calls for the airline to accommodate him from other Twitter users, including Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, who sent a message saying: "Hey, @AirFranceUK , all this guy wants to do is go on his honeymoon. What can you do to make that happen?"

Others joined in to call on the airline to find a way round the problem.

The former labour party press officer and Better Together research chief launched his charity Gordon's Fightback after being diagnosed with MND in June 2014 aged 29, and has raised more than £400,000 to fund research.

His work has gone united politicians across the party spectrum, securing a promise of new legislation to ensure people with degenerative conditions have access to computer voice technology.

The NHS has also pledged to begin funding the specialist nurses who care for motor neurone disease patients in Scotland.

Air France said that the wheelchair was too big to fit in it's plane's hold.