After Wheelchair Suns Basketball Team Had Mobility Devices Damaged on Flight to Championships, Stanton Presses Southwest CEO for Answers
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Rep. Greg Stanton pressed the CEO of Southwest Airlines for answers after members of the Wheelchair Suns, a Phoenix-based basketball team, had their mobility devices damaged on a flight to compete in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Championship Series.
"When the players' chairs were loaded in the plane's cargo hold, Southwest staff removed the wheels from their cha . . .
Rep. Greg Stanton pressed the CEO of Southwest Airlines for answers after members of the Wheelchair Suns, a Phoenix-based basketball team, had their mobility devices damaged on a flight to compete in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Championship Series.
"When the players' chairs were loaded in the plane's cargo hold, Southwest staff removed the wheels from their cha . . .