DOT, Alitalia Agree To Consent Order On Disabled Passenger's Complaint

DOT issued a consent order yesterday on a settlement with Alitalia over the carrier's "failure to transport a passenger due to his disability." Franz Soni, who uses a wheelchair, filed a formal complaint after he was refused boarding by Alitalia in Rome because the carrier had no boarding wheelchair...

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