The training would be required annually.
According to the DOT, 11,527 mobility devices were mishandled by air carriers in 2023.
This is from data air carriers report to the agency.
And people dont realize that this is a part of my body.
If this is broken, youve broken my legs.
Currently, passengers who use wheelchairs cant use their own devices on planes.
The passengers give up their assistive devices and are transferred to an airplane seat.
Before the proposal can become a rule, it must go through a public comment period of 60 days.
DOT will review the input and either move forward with the process or modify the proposal.
In July, the agency finalized a rule to make airline lavatories accessible to people with disabilities.
He added that in addition to the world shrinking for the traveler, it shrinks for everybody else.
