Man Suing American Airlines For Losing His Leg In Charlotte
A man is suing American Airlines for losing his leg in Charlotte! The man’s flying experience has gone from bad to worse after American Airlines lost his luggage which contained his leg. When Michael Williams flew from Charlotte, North Carolina to Indianapolis, Indiana in 2020, he says he waited…and waited…and waited. He stood by the baggage carousel for his suitcase carrying his prosthetic leg. He waited and waited. The bag never came. Williams was given a check for $600 to cover incidentals. But that amount doesn’t even scratch the surface of the cost of the missing leg.
Williams says the leg costs upwards of “$26,000. $26,650 to be exact,” and that finding one that fits is priceless. So, why doesn’t the airline pay up? According to Williams, a rep for American said, “We don’t have enough proof or evidence to pay for the leg, so we’re not going to pay for the leg.” He has since hired an attorney and isn’t done fighting for the lost leg according to Fox2Now.
Despite all of the negative publicity for air travel in the last few years and especially the last few weeks, Charlotte Douglas was named one of the top 10 performing airports in the world. Yes the world, not the country. That’s huge! The list was compiled by Cirium.com who ranked the Most On-Time Airlines and Airports of 2022.
The top airlines in the US were Delta, United, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines in that order. Despite their massive PR issue during the holidays, Southwest was 5th on the list. Interestingly, of the top 10 airports in the world, CLT was one of 6 from the US. Keep reading to see where Charlotte Douglas ranked amongst the top airports globally. Additionally, you can read the full Cirium study here.
Happy flying!
