American Airlines Fined $50 Million for Treatment of Passengers Using Wheelchairs
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.”
Feds Crack Down On Airline Mistreatment Of Passengers With Disabilities
Federal officials are imposing a record-setting $50 million penalty on the nation's largest airline for disability rights violations, a sum 25 times higher than any previous fine for similar issues.
American Airlines fined $50M over complaints of damaged wheelchairs, mistreating passengers
American Airlines was fined $50 million dollars by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Oct. 23 for mistreating passengers who use wheelchairs. A Department of Transportation investigation of complaints made between 2019 and 2023 found American ...
American Airlines hit with $50M fine, record for disability issues
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.
American Airlines fined $50M for not helping disabled passengers, damaging wheelchairs
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.
American Airlines fined $50 million for mistreating disabled passengers
The Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $50 million for its mistreatment of disabled passengers and mishandling their wheelchairs.
US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
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 over a five-year period
US Fines American Airlines Record $50 Million Over Treatment of Disabled Passengers
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.
American Airlines fined $50 million over disability rights violations
Investigators found that between 2019 and 2023 the airline failed to properly help disabled passengers get on and off its planes.
Transportation Department fines American Airlines $50M for wheelchair violations
The Transportation Department on Wednesday slapped American Airlines with a $50 million penalty over breaking federal laws protecting the disabled, particularly those using wheelchairs.
American Airlines to pay $50 million penalty for mistreatment of disabled fliers
American Airlines’ stock falls after $50 million settlement with DOT over mistreatment of disabled passengers.
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