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Southwest Airlines pays $100 for inconvenience to two blind passengers left behind at New Orleans airportSouthwest Airlines faces criticism after a distressing incident. Two visually impaired passengers were left stranded at a New Orleans airpo...11 Aug, 2025, 07.36 AM IST- 'No value of loyalty': US airline downgrades first-class passenger to make room for a dogA Delta Air Lines passenger, upgraded to first class, was downgraded to accommodate a service dog. This sparked online debate about priorit...22 Dec, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
- US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairsThe US government fined American Airlines $50 million for mishandling over 10,760 wheelchairs and mobility scooters from 2019 to 2023 and f...23 Oct, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
- IndiGo eyes gender-neutral 'Mx' option for internal candidatesIndiGo considered adding 'Mx' as a gender-neutral honorific for internal candidates to promote inclusivity. The airline implemented program...25 Aug, 2024, 10.14 PM IST
- Vistara Airlines faces criticism after allegedly leaving blind passenger unattendedVistara Airlines has faced backlash on social media after a passenger accused the airline of neglecting his blind mother during a flight. T...03 Apr, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
- Air India fined Rs 30 lakh by DGCA over death of 80-year flyer after not being given a wheelchairThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh following the death of an 80-year-old passenger who walked ...29 Feb, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
- Disability activist & TED speaker narrates landing ordeal, says IndiGo staff made her wait for an hour before providing a wheelchairVirali Modi, a Mumbai-based activist, has narrated that she went through a harrowing time on an IndiGo flight. She has accused the carrier ...06 Dec, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
- Alaska Airlines flight diverts after jump seat passenger attempts to disable enginesAn Alaska Airlines flight was diverted to Portland, Oregon, after a jump seat passenger tried to disable the aircraft engines. The Federal ...23 Oct, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
- United Airlines introduces new boarding process; economy class passengers with window seats will board firstUnited Airlines plans to implement a new boarding process for economy class passengers, starting with those in Group 4. Passengers with win...18 Oct, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
- Airlines can't deny boarding to disabled passenger without doctor's opinion: DGCAIn a statement on Friday, the DGCA said it has amended its regulations to improve the accessibility of boarding and flying for disabled peo...22 Jul, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
- Parent calls out IndiGo in tweet for refusing to serve food to six-year-old kidAn IndiGo passenger recently complained that the airline crew refused food to his 6-year-old child simply because they are supposed to serv...21 Jun, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
- Soon, airport trolleys from security check to boarding gatesDGCA chief B S Bhullar's order on "Facilities Courtesies to esteemed travelling public at airports" admits that passengers face difficultie...18 Sep, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
- SC asks SpiceJet to compensate lady with cerebral palsy who was callously offloaded from flightThe apex court has asked the carrier to pay Rs 10 lakh to the woman and directed all carriers to sensitise their staff to the needs of diff...13 May, 2016, 11.39 AM IST
- Airlines asked to reserve two window seats for disabledAirlines have also been asked to train ground handling staff to deal with disabled passengers and compensate passengers if any of their ass...29 May, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
- Government clears air on air travel of differently-abled peopleSeeking to clear the air on physically challenged people undertaking air travel, the government has framed a detailed guideline which also ...28 Mar, 2014, 10.17 PM IST
- 'Airlines treat disabled passengers as sack of vegetables'After SpiceJet, Jet Airways has been accused of showing apathetic behaviour towards a disabled woman.24 Feb, 2012, 01.13 PM IST
- Off-loading of woman passenger: Mukul Wasnik seeks inquiryWasnik also demanded strict and immediate action against the airline people behind the incident," Ministry officials said22 Feb, 2012, 06.37 PM IST
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