Airlines seek to overturn disability rule

FILE – A Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, May 6, 2024, that it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

(CNN)– Major U.S. airlines are challenging part of a new rule for disabled travelers.

The rule made airlines responsible for damaged or lost mobility devices, including wheelchairs, scooters and walkers.

In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the airline trade group ‘Airlines for America’ argued the rule is unlawful, and that the Transportation Department exceeded its authority by putting the requirements in place.

The airlines want it overturned, saying that some situations like turbulence damaging a wheelchair are beyond their control.