1 in 100 wheelchairs and scooters are mishandled by U.S. airlines
For every hundred wheelchairs or scooters damaged enplaned in cargo compartments on airlines, one is mishandled.The U.S. Department of Transportation publishes a monthly report which includes the numb The U.S. Department of Transportation has reported that for every hundred wheelchairs or scooters damaged enplaned in cargo compartments on airlines, one is mishandled. Last year, nearly 10,000 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled, meaning they were lost, delayed, damaged or stolen. From January through July, over 511,000 passengers boarded domestic flights for airlines with at least 0.5% of total domestic passenger revenue. Frontier Airlines had the highest rate of mishandling wheelchairs & scooters from January through 2026 at 1.52%. The mishandled wheelchair and scooter rate includes bags lost by branded codeshare partners of the carriers. Disability-related complaints have grown over the past few decades, with 43,451 disability-related claims filed directly to airlines in 2024, accounting for more than five complaints per 100,000 enplaning passengers.
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For every hundred wheelchairs or scooters damaged enplaned in cargo compartments on airlines, one is mishandled.
The U.S. Department of Transportation publishes a monthly report which includes the nu... [3889 symbols]
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