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Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to air carriers. Not only have they seen the loss of up to 75% of their passenger traffic, they have also been left to develop and enforce their own policies regarding mask wearing and other measures designed to protect the health of their employees and passengers. This has resulted in videos being shared of onboard altercations as passengers resist compliance with airline rules. The absence of a federal mandate has exacerbated this situation.
Mask mandate
On 21 January 2021, the day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO 13998) requiring, among other things, the wearing of masks on transport conveyances. This order was implemented by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), via an order issued on 1 February 2021, under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act. The CDC order mandates all people (including employees and crew) to wear masks when traveling on conveyances into and within the Uni
Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3 million over the death of a passenger
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The jury’s decision on Alaska Airlines’ lawsuit
As per Seattle Times, the family of Bernice Kekona has been awarded $3.19 million after the jury at King County Superior Court trial found that Alaska Airlines violated the Air Access Act.
It was explained that this law requires passenger carriers to provide the necessary assistance for travelers with disabilities. Under the provision, the aid should be given during boarding, deplaning, and when making flight connections.
The lawsuit was filed after Kekona died from her injuries sustained after falling from the escalator at Portland International Airport in 2017. She was said to have suffered from traumatic head and chest injuries plus infection that she got from her tendon injury. Kekona’s rema
Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3 million over the death of a passenger
Photo by: Miguel Ángel Sanz/Unsplash Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:50 AM UTC
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The jury’s decision on Alaska Airlines’ lawsuit
As per Seattle Times, the family of Bernice Kekona has been awarded $3.19 million after the jury at King County Superior Court trial found that Alaska Airlines violated the Air Access Act.
It was explained that this law requires passenger carriers to provide the necessary assistance for travelers with disabilities. Under the provision, the aid should be given during boarding, deplaning, and when making flight connections.
The lawsuit was filed after Kekona died from her injuries sustained after falling from the escalator at Portland International Airport in 2017. She was said to have suffered from traumatic head and chest injuries plus infection that she got from her tendon injury. Kekona’s rema
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