Influencer shows how she travels the world while legally blind
Molly Burke is legally blind and has had many hard times traveling through an airport.
Staff Video, USA TODAY
United Airlines is officially rolling out new accessibility features Thursday that it says will make flying easier for wheelchair users.
The updates, which the airline previously announced, include the ability to find flights that are the best equipped to handle their mobility equipment by inputting the dimensions of their wheelchair in a filter on the booking page both on the airline’s app and website. The flight results will then prioritize the itineraries with planes that are best able to carry the mobility device.
“The more we know about a customer’s device, the more likely their experience will be a good one – from booking and check-in to the flight itself,” Linda Jojo, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for United, said in a statement. “These new tools and policies also set our…