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New DOT rule for 2025 seeks to improve airline travel people with disabilities

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced enhanced protections for people with disabilities traveling on commercial airlines.

The new regulations are aimed in particular at protecting passengers with disabilities.

The final rule will be effective Jan.16 , 2025 .

Research shows that one in every 100 wheelchairs or scooters transported on domestic flights is damaged, delayed, or lost.

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