US EditionAmerican Airlines Escapes $16.1 Million Fine By Buying Wheelchair ‘Shopping List’ for DOT
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has converted a fine against American Airlines into an investment obligation. In 2024, the airline had been sentenced to a penalty for violations of disability rights. Now it has to invest the money in wheelchair lifts and tracking systems.
American Airlines Escapes $16.1 Million Fine By Buying Wheelchair ‘Shopping List’ for DOT
Last October, American Airlines was slapped with a massive $50 million fine for repeated and serious violations of disability rights laws. On Tuesday, the Fort Worth-based carrier was told that it would no longer have to pay the remaining $16.1 million of that civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury. The airline did not, however, escape… The post American Airlines Escapes $16.1 Million Fine By Buying Wheelchair ‘Shopping List’ for DOT appeared first …
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