{"id":138352,"date":"2024-12-18T09:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138352"},"modified":"2024-12-18T09:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:23:01","slug":"new-travel-protections-for-passengers-flying-with-wheelchairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138352","title":{"rendered":"New Travel Protections For Passengers Flying With Wheelchairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Among the Biden Administration\u2019s final acts are improvements to the flying experience for passengers with mobility issues: Regulations <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/29\/us\/politics\/air-travel-wheelchairs.html\" title=\"\">proposed earlier this year<\/a> \u2014 including requiring beefed-up customer assistance and providing more support when equipment like wheelchairs are mishandled \u2014 will begin to go into effect next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Transportation Department estimates that one out of every 100 wheelchairs or mobility scooters transported on a domestic flight is damaged, delayed or lost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWith the new protections we\u2019re announcing today, we\u2019re establishing a new standard for air travel \u2014 with clear and thorough guidelines for airlines to ensure that passengers using wheelchairs can travel safely and with dignity,\u201d Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/secretary-buttigieg-announces-sweeping-protections-airline-passengers-disabilities\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what we know about the raft of new regulations, with many beginning on Jan. 16. 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