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☆ Southwest Airlines dismantled basketball players' wheelchairs, leaving them stranded for hours as they tried to reassemble them
  + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Read previewMembers of a disabled basketball team were left with "chaos" and hours of delay after Southwest Airlines dismantled dozens of their wheelchairs on a recent flight. Wheelchair basketball teams typically travel with two chairs each —their sporting ones and their everyday ones, Shields told BI. It "was just complete chaos," despite the attempts of the pilot and a stewardess to help out, Shields told BI. In a statement to BI, Southwest Airlines said that there had been a delay in its staff reassembling the chairs, and that it had reviewed the situation and was addressing it. AdvertisementWalker also said that airlines need to stop treating the loss of wheelchairs as equivalent to a mere luggage issue.
Persons: —, Shields, they'd, Brigitte McIntee, didn't, McIntee, Myranda Shields Shields, It's, Justin Walker, Walker, Troy Bell, Louis Vuitton Organizations: Service, Southwest Airlines, National Wheelchair, Richmond International Airport ,, Business, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Suns, Department of Transportation, Richmond International Airport, Southwest, CBS, Staff, TSA Locations: Richmond International Airport , Virginia, Richmond, stow
☆ The tire of a Delta plane burst and caught fire during a landing in Atlanta, forcing passengers to evacuate using emergency slides
  + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Delta Air Lines flight evacuated passengers using emergency inflatable slides after the tires burst. Video footage shows that the tires had caught fire and were being sprayed with water after landing. Passengers onboard a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta were forced to evacuate after the aircraft's tires burst and caught fire whilst landing, according to various reports including Fox5 Atlanta and Sky News. Video footage shared by Fox5 shows the plane surrounded by emergency vehicles and being sprayed with water. Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about the incident.
Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Morning, Passengers, Sky News, Richmond International Airport, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, FAA Locations: Atlanta, Virginia
☆ Bang Bang Chicken: A gun-stuffed bird was among the weirdest items found by airport security teams in 2022. See the full list.
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The TSA released its "top 10 catches" list, consisting of unusual items found at airports in 2022. Cash stashed in crutchesSoiled money hidden inside a pair of crutches was discovered by agents at El Paso International Airport in Texas. An inert grenadeA grenade was found after a passenger attempted to get it through airport security in a carry-on at General Mitchell International Airport in Wisconsin. A gun hidden in an arm slingAgents discovered a gun concealed in a man's arm sling at Greater Rochester International Airport. A gun stuffed in a raw chickenA handgun was discovered stuffed inside a raw chicken at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.
☆ Low-cost airline Sun Country is launching 15 new non-stop routes to New York, Charlotte, and Atlantic City from its Minneapolis hub — see the list
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations. Sun Country operates 120 routes to more than 90 destinations but is one of the smaller US airlines. Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations including Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Colorado Springs, and Atlantic City, the airline announced. Sun Country partners China Airlines, Emirates, and Icelandair all fly out of JFK to international destinations. Sun Country has been adding routes as the carrier's network continues to expand.
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