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Safe and Accessible Air Travel

More than one in every 100 wheelchairs and scooters transported in the aircraft cargo compartment of domestic flights are damaged, delayed, or lost.  Enabling passengers to stay in their personal wheelchairs on aircraft will increase the safety and dignity of air travel and increase access...