Author: Zack Newman Special to The Gazette
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U.S. DOT could punish airlines for breaking wheelchairs under new proposed rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new proposed rule changes Thursday that are designed to protect disabled passengers on airplanes. Under the proposed rule, airlines would be punished for any “mishandled” devices. “This makes it clear and direct that that is a violation that allows DOT much more straightforwardly to hold airlines accountable when there…
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Broken wheelchairs plague disabled air travelers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Julie Reiskin took off from the Denver International Airport to Kansas City for a business meeting in October 2022, she did not know she was headed to disaster. She said she was greeted by a snapped wheelchair joystick at the end of her Southwest…