Buttigieg promises to investigate wheelchair incident from viral video
A video showing baggage handlers sending a passenger’s wheelchair tumbling to the runway at Miami International Airport has racked up millions of social media views since Sunday, prompting sharp criticism from a top federal official and outrage from advocates for travelers with disabilities.
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In the clip, which was first posted to TikTok, an American Airlines employee pushes the chair down a baggage chute on its wheels. It races down the track, slams into a gate and flips over several times before landing on the ground upside down.
