US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
- The U.S. Government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over five years.
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated that American Airlines 'appeared to be one of the worst offenders.'
- The fine set a 'new precedent' for future enforcement, being 25 times larger than the previous highest airline penalty for disability protection violations.
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