Stanton questions Southwest after Wheelchair Suns' flight woes - KTAR.com

PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman is seeking answers after a Phoenix-based basketball team’s wheelchairs were dismantled and mishandled on a recent Southwest Airlines flight. Rep. Greg Stanton ... Read More

‘It’s literally our legs’: Athletes call for change after airline ...

She told 8News about how her team, among others, found their wheelchairs broken and damaged by Southwest Airlines, with some of the wheels having been removed. This left the athletes stranded on ... Read More

Wheelchair basketball team says Southwest Airlines damaged chairs ...

Ability 360's wheelchair basketball team is saying Southwest Airlines left them stranded with damaged chairs on the way to the National Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Richmond, Va. Read More

Disabled travelers say airlines damage wheelchairs too often - USA TODAY

U.S. airlines reported mishandling more than 800 wheelchairs in October, per the Department of Transportation. Andrew Gurza's wheelchair was left in the rain during his trip to San Francisco. The ... Read More

Basketball team says airline mishandled wheelchairs - wkyc.com

PHOENIX — A team from Phoenix says their wheelchairs were mishandled by Southwest Airlines as they traveled to Richmond, Va. for the Wheelchair Basketball National Championships. Myranda Shields ... Read More

1 family, 3 damaged wheelchairs while flying: Travel needs 'complete ...

AIRLINE NEWS. Disabilities. Add Topic. 1 family, 3 damaged wheelchairs while flying: Travel needs 'complete overhaul' they say. ... Jahan's leg rest was also damaged during a flight. Need a break? Read More

Poor handling of wheelchairs continues to plague airlines

Since Congress began requiring the DOT to gather and publish mishandled-wheelchair statistics in 2018, the airlines haven't gotten any better at handling them. Read More

What to know about the impacts of airlines mishandling wheelchairs

In 2019, the first full year of reporting, 10,548 wheelchairs and scooters were lost, damaged, delayed, or stolen — amounting to about 29 incidents a day, according to The Washington Post ... Read More