Umgibeli wendiza ekhubazekile uwela phansi isitebhisi esizihambelayo: Ingabe i-Alaska Airlines inesibopho?

Kusihloko somthetho wezokuvakasha waleli sonto, sihlola icala lika-Kekona v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., Ikesi No. C18-0116-JCC (WD Wash. Mashi 14, 2018) lapho “uBernice Kekona wayengumgibeli wase-Alaska onikwe ithikithi lokuya nokubuya , osuka eMaui uya eSpokane (futhi) wayengumuntu omdala osengozini owadideka lapho engaphandle kwezindawo azijwayele. Wayenokukhubazeka ngokomzimba, kokubona, kokuzwa kanye nengqondo, futhi wayesebenzisa isihlalo esinamasondo sikagesi ukuze akwazi ukuhamba…Lapho ethenga ithikithi lakhe lokuya nokubuya e-Alaska, uNksz. Kekona wacela usizo 'lokuhamba/ngesihlalo esinamasondo' kulo lonke uhambo'.

Kumgibeli onesihlalo esinamasondo sikagesi, lokhu kubandakanya usizo lokungena nokuphuma endizeni kanye nokuphelezelwa 'kwesango ngesango'. I-Alaska ihlanganisa abagibeli abacela isevisi ohlwini 'lwezinkonzo Ezikhethekile' elugcinayo endizeni ngayinye...I-Alaska yenza inkontileka Nommangalelwa u-Huntleigh UDA Corporation ukuze anikeze le sevisi…I-Alaska ithi yazisa u-Huntleigh ukuthi uNkz. Kekona ucele isevisi yesango ngesango…UHuntleigh uyagomela… I-Alaska yehlulekile ukuyazisa ukuthi uNkz. Kekona ucele okuthile okungaphezu kosizo lokuphuma endizeni…UNksz. U-Kekona uzame ukuthola isango lakhe kodwa wagcina eseshayela isihlalo sakhe esinamasondo egibela phezu kwezitebhisi ezizihambelayo. Wawela phansi izitebhisi ezizihambelayo, nesihlalo sakhe esinamasondo esinenjini sahlala phezu kwakhe. Ulimale kanzima…UNksz. U-Kekona washona ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu nengxenye ngenxa yezinkinga ezabangelwa ukulimala kwakhe ngoJuni 7, 2017”. Isiphakamiso sokuchitha Isikhalazo sinqatshiwe.

Ecaleni lika-Kekona, iNkantolo yaphawula ukuthi “i-Alaska yalususa udaba kule Nkantolo…ngokusekelwe embuzweni wombuso ohlobene nesikhalazo, othi ukwephulwa komsebenzi we-Alaska kuNksz. ). I-Alaska manje isithatha isinyathelo sokuchitha (ngoba, phakathi kokunye):…(2) i-ACAA kanye nemithethonqubo ehlobene nayo ivimbela izimangalo ezethulwe esikhalazweni; futhi (3) isikhalazo sehluleka ukuvuma izizathu ezizwakalayo zokuthi i-Alaska yabaqeqesha ngobudedengu futhi yaqondisa abasebenzi bayo”.

Ukuzikhulula

“I-Alaska igomela ukuthi i-ACAA iyazimela izinsolo zokuhlukumeza zoMmangali…Okokuqala, i-Alaska isola ukuthi isikhalazo siyehluleka ukubhekana nezinga lokunakekelwa kwabaMvikelwa uNksz. Kekona, njengoba kuhlinzekwe yi-ACAA, noma ukunikeza amaqiniso abonisa ukuthi Abamangalelwa bephule leli zinga lokunakekela. Okwesibili, i-Alaska isola ukuthi ukubekwa kwesibopho sezomthetho ngaphansi kwezimo ezichazwe engxabanweni yesikhalazo ne-ACAA”.

Ukwephulwa Kwezinga Lokunakekelwa

“Isikhalazo sichaza izinga elifanele lokunakekela, njengoba lihlinzekwe yimithetho ye-DOT. Ngokwesikhalo esithi '14 CFR 382.91 ihlinzeka ngokuthi abathwali bezindiza njenge-Defendant Alaska Airlines kudingeka baqinisekise ukuthi abantu abakhubazekile banikezwa usizo lokuxhumanisa indiza kanye nokuthutha phakathi kwamasango, phakathi kwezinye izidingo, lapho becelwa umgibeli noma egameni lakhe. ngokukhubazeka'…Isikhalo sibe sesinikeza amaqiniso anele okukhombisa ukuthi i-Alaska yehlulekile ukunikeza lolu sizo, naphezu kwezicelo eziphindaphindiwe zikaNks. Kekona nomndeni wakhe ukuthi benze kanjalo”.

Ukwehluleka Ukucela Usizo

“Isikhalo sisola ukuthi uNkz. Kekona waqinisekisa ukuthi wacela usizo lwe-Alaska phezulu endleleni yendiza futhi nosizo olungenasisekelo lwanikezwa…uNksz. U-Kekona wayesohlwini 'lwezinkonzo ezikhethekile', 'ubonise [i-ejenti yase-Alaska] noma ithikithi' phezulu kwendlela, nokho i-ejenti yamane 'ikhomba [uNksz. Kekona] ukuthi aye kuphi, kodwa futhi, wehlulekile ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lwesango nesango njengoba kudingekile'.

Ukwehluleka Ukuqeqesha Noma Ukugada

“I-Alaska igomela ngokuthi isikhalazo siyashoda ekuhlulekeni ukunikeza amaqiniso anele ukuze kutholwe izimangalo ezizwakalayo zobudedengu ezisekelwe ekwehlulekeni ukuqeqesha kanye/noma ukugada…Ngokusho kwesikhalazo 'Abamangalelwa…babe budedengu ekuhlulekeni ukuqeqesha ngendlela efanele kanye/noma ukuqondisa ama-ejenti abo futhi /noma abasebenzi ngendlela esemthethweni yokusebenzelana nomgibeli okhubazekile'. Isikhalazo sihlanganisa amaqiniso asekela lokhu kugomela: izicelo eziphindaphindiwe zosizo zikaNkz. Kekona nomndeni wakhe ngaphambi kokundiza kwakhe, ukufakwa kukaNkz. Kekona ohlwini lwezinsizakalo ezikhethekile kanye nomzamo wakhe wokufuna usizo phezulu endleleni yendiza…Kodwa alukho usizo. kwahlinzekwa. Lokhu kusho ukuqeqeshwa nobudedengu kanye/noma ukugadwa”.

UPatricia noTom Dickerson

Umbhali, uThomas A. Dickerson, udlule emhlabeni ngoJulayi 26, 2018 eneminyaka engama-74. Ngomusa womndeni wakhe, eTurboNews uvunyelwe ukwaba izindatshana zakhe esinazo efayeleni asithumele lona ukuze sizolishicilela masonto onke ngokuzayo.

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