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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Programs: DeltaPrivateJet, Ritz PP, Delta 4 million miler - Flying Colonel; AA Exec Plat (3 million + USAir)
Posts: 796
You are wrong!
Reread the law.
It says they must stow ONE chair in a space other than the overhead (does not state "closet" - I have had mine most often stowed behind seats).
It does NOT state how they decide first come, first serve.
if the OP had "pre-informed" , had the space not been previously reserved, the FA would have known she had a wheelchair and have made the space available.
I have never had a problem (nor do people I know) who have followed the rules other than someone who feels "entitled" pushes in front and ignores the fact it has been reserved.
I do not understand why the posters here feel it is ok to ignore the carriers rules? It is no different than going to DMV to get your car sticker!