The U.S. Transportation Department fined American Airlines $50 million for disability rights violations, the largest penalty in aviation history for such issues. The airline failed to provide adequate assistance to disabled passengers, mishandling wheelchairs and offering unsafe physical help. The department emphasized this fine as a new precedent for enforcement and aimed to improve the treatment of disabled travelers. American Airlines committed $25 million to address these problems and has invested $175 million in improvements.
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00:02The U.S. Transportation Department fined American Airlines $50 million for
00:06disability rights violations, the largest penalty in aviation history for such issues.
00:11The airline failed to provide adequate assistance to disabled passengers,
00:15mishandling wheelchairs and offering unsafe physical health.
00:18The department emphasized this fine as a new precedent for enforcement and aims to
00:22improve the treatment of disabled travelers. American Airlines committed $25 million to
00:28address these problems and has invested $175 million in improvements.
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