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Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: “Seat Strapping” of Passenger Wheelchairs in the Aircraft Cabin (Part 382) - Word

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The Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to allow airlines to use the seat-strapping method (placing a wheelchair across a row of seats using a strap kit that complies with applicable Federal Aviation Administration or foreign government regulations on the stowage of cargo in the cabin compartment) to transport a passenger’s manual folding wheelchair in the cabin of aircraft. 

Last updated: Friday, April 15, 2016