A passenger who landed at Vancouver International Airport says he almost lost his foot to a septic injury after he was left stranded on a British Airways flight for hours — and was only able to exit the plane after paramedics loaded him onto two airline food trolleys.

Geoffrey Schneiderman, 63, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, says the incident left him not only with necrotic tissue in his foot, but also with lingering trauma and anxiety about confined spaces.

“It was as though it was happening to somebody else. There were parts of it, I remember, I was just closing my eyes knowing I am completely trapped,” he said.

“It was terror. It was just terror.”

British Airways has not responded to a CBC News request for an interview. Vancouver’s airport said in a statement the report is “deeply concerning” and it is investigating.