In June 2017, an elderly wheelchair-bound amputee travelling through the Portland International Airport (PDX) tumbled to her death down 21 escalator steps after employees of airline contractor Huntleigh USA failed to provide adequate gate-to-gate transportation assistance for an Alaska Airlines flight to Spokane, WA. Huntleigh contractors responsible for providing wheelchair escort services for Alaska Airline passengers at PDX allegedly failed to monitor the woman, who became disoriented and…
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
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