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American Airlines fined $50 million for not providing wheelchairs to disabled passengers
AALAAG(AAL) New York Post·2024-10-23 13:46

The US government fined American Airlines 50millionforfailingtoprovidewheelchairassistancetopassengerswithdisabilitiesanddamagingthousandsofwheelchairsoverafive−yearperiod.TheTransportationDepartmentsaidWednesdaythat“insomecases,”wheelchairuserswereinjured,butitdidnotgiveanumber.Americansaidithasmadesignificantinvestmentstoimprovethehandlingofwheelchairs.Theairlinewillbecredited50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.The Transportation Department said Wednesday that “in some cases,” wheelchair users were injured, but it did not give a number.American said it has made significant investments to improve the handling of wheelchairs. The airline will be credited 25 million, or half of its civil penalty, for those investments and comp ...