Wheelchair Flyers Get Safer Skies, Airlines Get More Prep Time
Published Date: 2/20/2025
Rule
Summary
The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving airlines and airports extra time—until March 20, 2025—to fully follow new rules that make air travel safer and easier for travelers who use wheelchairs. This means better care and accommodations for people with disabilities, with no penalties until then. Everyone involved gets a fair chance to adjust without rushing or extra costs right away.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Wheelchair Traveler Protections Delayed
If you travel by airplane and use a wheelchair, the final rule is meant to make air travel safer and easier for you, but the Department of Transportation will not take enforcement action until March 20, 2025. That means there will be no penalties for regulated entities that are not yet complying before that date.
Enforcement Delay for Airlines and Airports
If you run or work for an airline or airport, the Department of Transportation will not take enforcement action for failing to comply with the new wheelchair-accommodation rule until March 20, 2025. That means no penalties will be applied to regulated entities for noncompliance before that date, giving them extra time to adjust.
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