Airlines in the U.S. damage or destroy 10,000-15,000 wheelchairs and other mobility devices each year on average, according ...

Still, those changes could come quickly by airline standards. Delta Flight Products displayed an early concept for in-cabin wheelchair travel at the Aircraft Cabin Interiors Expo in Hamburg in ...

An airline employee transfers a wheelchair to her station Nov. 23, 2022, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Oct 20, 2024 Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

The new design, which has been in the works since 2020, may sound like a minor adjustment, but wheelchair users know how challenging air travel can be. Disabled passengers routinely encounter ...

A long-sought goal for disabled travelers may soon come to fruition. The Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration and Delta Air Lines all confirmed that work is in ...

In September, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, who uses a wheelchair ... said it is "committed to making air travel more accessible", and has commissioned research on the barriers ...

and initiatives aimed at enhancing the travel experience for passengers with disabilities. The airline claims it has already cut the mishandling rate of wheelchairs and scooters by over 20% ...