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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

Frontier Airlines CEO wants crackdown on imposters using wheelchairs on flights

(Andriy Popov/Alamy Stock Photo/PA)

The CEO of Frontier Airlines has called for a crackdown on “rampant abuse” of special services on flights, including passengers requesting wheelchairs who do not need them.

Barry Biffle said that penalties needed to be put in place for those exploiting such services, in the same way that those who park in handicap spaces are fined and towed.

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