Disability issues bring $500K penalty for AirTran
September 2, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn
The Transportation Department said Monday that it has issued a $500,000 civil penalty against AirTran Airways for violating rules about accommodating disabled travelers.
The government said the airline had violated rules governing assistance given to passengers during boarding, and that it frequently failed to provide an adequate written response to passenger complaints. The airline also failed to properly categorize disability complaints in reports it filed with the government.
Read more here: The Associated Press: Disability issues bring $500K penalty for AirTran.
