A disabled airline passenger died after a wheelchair fall during boarding, with his family suing Allegiant Air for alleged safety failures.
Allegiant Air is facing a lawsuit from the family of a disabled passenger following a tragic incident that unfolded in March 2024.
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Hunter Adkins, 24, who lived with muscular dystrophy, was boarding a flight at Huntington Tri-State Airport. He was alongside his father and nine-year-old brother when the situation turned fatal.
According to the lawsuit, Adkins was being rushed during the boarding process when he fell from a wheelchair, suffering injuries that led to his death hours later…