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Passengers are pretending to be disabled to get fast-tracked through airports amid ‘rampant abuse’ of airport wheelchair services, Frontier CEO says Sasha Rogelberg May 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM
The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said it was fining American Airlines a record $50 million for its treatment of disabled passengers, including failing to provide some with adequate ...
American Airlines has agreed to a record $50 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Transportation for violating laws that protect airline passengers with disabilities.
The federal government is slapping American Airlines with a $50 million fine after a multi-agency investigation uncovered repeat violations of the rules designed to protect airline passengers who ...
The fine against American follows the Transportation Department’s proposed rule to make it a violation of federal law if airlines damage wheelchairs or don’t return them promptly to the owners. The rule would also require annual training for airline employees who handle wheelchairs or lift passengers with disabilities.
Airline travel in 2025 is set to become more dignified for passengers with disabilities under a new Department of Transportation rule. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday ...
The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 prohibits commercial airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities. The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in direct response to a narrow interpretation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) v.
A disabled passenger says he was left in “significant pain” after being forced to drag himself to the front of an Air Canada plane to disembark a flight due to the absence of a narrow aisle chair.