UA Allegedly Destroys $42K Wheelchair

Chicago, IL, USA - March 17, 2016: A United Airlines 747-400 landing on 28C at the Chicago O'hare Airport.

A 24-year-old man who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy claims that United Airlines irreparably damaged his custom-made $42,000 wheelchair when he traveled with friends from Europe to New Jersey on July 2.

Voila comment @united airline accompagne les personnes en situation de handicap. Fauteuil détruit(37.000€),voyage aux USA gâché. Honteux #RT pic.twitter.com/9LMPFcYdXG

— Lucie Duthion (@LucieDuthion) July 4, 2017

“We have been in contact with our customer, and have provided him with a loaner wheelchair to use during his vacation,” said United Airlines in a statement.

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