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A video of American Airlines workers mishandling a wheelchair is spreading outrage on TikTok. Data shows this happens thousands of times a year.
The Department of Transportation says airlines mishandle about 1.5% of mobility devices they manage…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A TikTok star called out Delta for breaking her wheelchair on a flight, a systemic issue airlines keep ignoring
Bri Scalesse, a model and disability activist, was handed back a broken wheelchair after a Delta fl…
Bethany Dawson
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A woman who cried in a viral TikTok and claimed Delta broke her wheelchair said she felt 'devastated and defeated'
Delta apologized and said it was "conducting a full investigation of what happened because we must …
Moises Mendez II
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These are the US airlines most likely to lose or mishandle your bags
Republic Airways, which operates flights for United, Delta, and American, was the most likely to mi…
Grace Dean
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Delta lost a disabled passenger's wheelchair, keeping him stuck on the plane for more than an hour after landing
Delta Air Lines misplaced a quadriplegic man's wheelchair at Atlanta airport, forcing him to wait o…
Jyoti Mann
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These US airlines have lost or mishandled the most luggage so far this year
American Airlines and Republic Airways have had the worst performance so far this year, mishandling…
Grace Dean
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Senator warns mounting airline wheelchair breakages destroy people's freedom of movement. 'Wheelchairs are complex medical devices, not just suitcases to be tossed around.'
Senator Tammy Duckworth has told Insider that having a wheelchair broken on a flight is akin to hav…
Bethany Dawson
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A disabled writer says Alaska Airlines 'destroyed' her wheelchair on her way to model for New York Fashion Week
While flying to model in an adaptive fashion show at New York Fashion Week, Allegra Keys' wheelchai…
Talia Lakritz
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Delta forgot to put a passenger's wheelchair onto a flight from New York to Ireland, then broke it on the way home
After Delta initially failed to send the chair to Dublin, it briefly ended up in Boston, before mak…
Grace Dean
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Delta sent a passenger's $30,000 wheelchair from her vacation in Florida to California, instead of her home in New York — and it got broken along the way
After a trip to Disney to celebrate her graduation, Delta sent Jessica Dalonzo's wheelchair to the …
Grace Dean
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Delta gave a passenger $4,800 in air miles after forgetting to put his wheelchair on a flight from New York to Ireland, then breaking it on the way home
Almost a month after his flight and 10 days after Delta said he'd get no more compensation, it offe…
Grace Dean
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Airlines break thousands of wheelchairs per year, leaving disabled passengers stranded. Activists and politicians are fighting for change.
To board a plane, wheelchair users must surrender their devices and hope that airlines return them …
Talia Lakritz
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These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant had the best reliability, thanks to its low rate of cancellations,…
Taylor Rains
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Summer travel chaos can make things even more difficult for passengers with disabilities: These are the 10 accommodations airlines are required to provide
This summer's travel chaos has made flying with a disability even more difficult — here are the 10 …
Hannah Towey
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A Missouri man says American Airlines lost his suitcase and his $26,000 prosthetic leg — but the airline only paid him $600 for his lost clothing
Michael Williams claims American Airlines doesn't want to compensate him for his prosthetic leg. He…
Marielle Descalsota
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Delta damaged a 12-year-old's mobility scooter, leaving her housebound for days while her mother bought a replacement
Shaquanna Cross's daughter Chelsie Paul picked up her broken mobility scooter at JFK airport on Mon…