Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a double amputee and Iraq war veteran, championed a requirement that airlines report all lost and mishandled wheelchairs. The first report found 701 mishandled wheelchairs and scooters in less than one month.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth , who lost both legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq, pushed for legislation to require airlines to report mishandled wheelchairs. She said airlines lost two of her wheelchairs and lost parts for other chairs.
Duckworth said she was inspired to write the requirement after airlines broke two of her wheelchairs and lost numerous parts for other wheelchairs. The report said that the 12 largest airlines handled more than 32,000 wheelchairs and scooters in the 27-day period and lost or damaged 701 of them — or more than 2%.
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