U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued new protections for people with disabilities in commercial air travel to make sure they can fly safely and with dignity.
The new final rule requires that airlines meet tougher standards for accommodating passengers with disabilities, especially for passengers who use wheelchairs. The rule sets new standards for assistance, requires hands-on training for airline employees and contractors who physically assist passengers with disabilities and handle passengers’ wheelchairs, and lays out actions that airlines must take to protect passengers when a wheelchair is damaged or delayed during transport.
To learn more, read the DOT press release.