The Transportation Department issued the fine after an investigation revealed “cases of unsafe physical assistance that at times resulted in injuries and undignified treatment of wheelchair users.”

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines is facing a record fine for mishandling disabled passengers and damaging wheelchairs. The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered the airline to pay $50 million.

The federal government fined the airline $50 million for not providing wheelchair assistance to people with disabilities. In some cases, passengers were injured the Department of Transportation said, but did not give an exact number of injured people, The Associated Press reported.

The parent company of American Airlines, the second-busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, has been hit with a $50 million federal fine for the treatment of passengers who use wheelchairs.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a $50 million penalty to American Airlines on Wednesday for mistreating passengers with disabilities. The agency alleges the company provided improper

The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 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,

American Airlines faces a $50 million fine for failing to properly assist disabled passengers and mishandling over 10,760 wheelchairs from 2019 to 202

The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs.

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 assistance and mishandling wheelchairs.