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United Airlines To Pay Fine for Security Screenings
WASHINGTON -- UAL Corp.'s United Airlines has agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty after the government found the airline violated federal laws by requiring passengers in wheelchairs to undergo security screenings in private rooms.
Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater said Wednesday he has instructed his department to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to inform other airlines that under department rules disabled travelers have the same rights as other passengers to choose public security screenings.
United has corrected its security procedures, the department said.
In January 1999, a wheelchair user complained that screeners working for United at Washington's Dulles International Airport insisted that the individual go to a private room for the security screening even though the person insisted on a public screening
