NEW SINGLE-AISLE AIRPLANES WILL HAVE ACCESSIBLE LAVATORIES

U.S. DOT SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG EXPLAINS THE NEW RULE IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDENT STEVE WRIGHT

Previously, single-aisle planes were not required to have accessible lavatories, even though they make up the vast majority of domestic air routes.

“Air travel with safety and dignity makes the country better off. Communities can benefit from the contributions of people with disabilities, who cannot do their work or improve their communities without air travel,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg says.

“This is an administration that cares deeply about people with disabilities affordably, safely and conveniently getting to where they need to be — across all transportation from public transit to aviation.”