Supreme Court today
(No.com) to the
four Hawaiian Islands they service -
Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island (Hawaii).
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But we paid
what essentially were
discriminatory ticket premiums and did not receive full access or adequate
assistance. Packages include air
transportation, hotel, car, cruises and even activities.handicaps impaired
Their
obligation to follow the law should not be optional. With
nothing to gain personally from this five
-year legal fight but the hope for
change and public awareness, they have fought through the hardships
of
litigation made necessary by a multi-billion dollar company that has spared no
expense and
effort to avoid compliance with the ADA.overcoming impaired
WASHINGTON, The following remarks were released by
the
petitioners and their legal team in "Spector v.S.S."
Douglas Spector, petitioner, Houston, Texas:
"We simply asked the cruise
lines for what every traveler expects -- access to emergency equipment
and to
the full range of public facilities. Roberts of Bruckner Burch PLLC; Mr.mossrehab resourcenet
A traveler can pick
and choose the package -
whether they want to combine air and hotel; hotel and car; or, air,
hotel
and car. In addition to scheduled
service to Hawaii, NAA continues to operate scheduled flights from
its
corporate headquarters at JFK International Airport in New York to the
Caribbean.wheelchair notification
Hollenbeck
, Mr.Hawaii Vacation Packages Now Available with North American Airlines
In their quest to be
the airline with "High Standards and Low
Fares," NAA is consistently expanding services to meet their
travelers' needs.
With lots of amenities not offered by other commercial airlines -
leather
seats, hot meals, personal video players, generous leg room -
NAA distinguishes itself as one of
the few carriers to still give all
passengers full service. Nine flights are scheduled weekly to
Hawaii
from Oakland.transferred resourcenet
S. Cruise lines serving U. Under our laws, NCL
can no more exclude a passenger
in a wheelchair than a passenger who is black
or blind. law. I look forward to seeing Title III of
the ADA applied to
the cruise line industry. Louis, Missouri.northamericanair.S." NAA was acquired
by World Air
Holdings in April 2005 and continues to operate independently as a
wholly-owned subsidiary
from its New York headquarters.resourcenet accessible
law. Goldstein and
Amy Howe of Goldstein + Howe, P. A trip that included
roundtrip air and hotel for seven nights
at 3-star hotels can easily be found for under $1,000. Over
the years, NAA has lived up to its slogan of
"America's Greatest Little Airline.
Editor's
Note: A North American Airlines logo and photo of an NAA
aircraft, designed specifically for print
publication, can be easily
downloaded from www.garnet traveler
Killough, the late
Rodger Peters, and Ana Spector
.
MEDIA CONTACT: Erin Powers, Powers MediaWorks, +1-281-703-6000
Business
Editors/Travel Editors
OAKLAND, Calif.----Traveling to Hawaii
just got easier. Neither do
they need to spend a lot
of time trying to find the best rates for hotel and car.wheelchair disabled
The cruise lines
aggressively market themselves as American and
accessible, but then hide beyond foreign flags when
the tough questions are
asked. For those who decide Friday evening that they need to get
away
Saturday morning, they need not fear the exorbitant fares of
making last minute reservations.GiveMeMore
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Flying a foreign flag of
convenience is not a license to flout our laws. That is our ultimate goal
with this case. In fact, a
recent check on a Friday night for a package that started the next
morning (Saturday) going from Oakland to Honolulu produced several
options. With this new service
of online vacation packages, NAA
goes well beyond its competitors in helping travelers make the best
use of their leisure time and dollars.wheelchair wheelers
, Washington, D.accessible mossrehab
From traditional luaus to Pearl Harbor tours
,
snorkeling adventures, surfing lessons, reservations at popular
restaurants and even special
discounts for championship golf courses,
NAA makes it possible for travelers to hit the ground running
. The fun can
be scheduled ahead, leaving more vacation time to enjoy.oxygen resourcenet
Statement from the Petitioners
and Legal Counsel in 'Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line'
passengers
in this country must comply
with U."
The petitioners are Mr. George, Brady Edwards, Anne
Edwards, and Sandra Thourot Krider
of Edwards + George, LLP; Mr. There
is no more wasting time planning activities after arrival.handicaps transferred
"
Julia Hollenbeck, petitioner, Clarksville, Tennessee: "The Supreme Court's
decision will end the
indignity, inconvenience and uncertainty that mobility
impaired travelers too often endure on cruise
ships. "We know travelers prefer one-stop shopping and we
know they want planning to be easy," said
Steve Harfst, Chief
Operating Officer for NAA.wheelers getaways
C. Our sovereignty matters, and no
individual or
group can simply pick and choose which laws of this nation that
they want to obey.Information and
resources for the disabled traveler and his/her companions.
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"
Thomas Goldstein, Goldstein + Howe
, P.amphibious gimp
03-1338):
David George, Edwards + George, LLP, Houston, Texas: "We are confident
that
the Supreme Court is poised to end the pervasive discrimination faced by
cruise line travelers with
disabilities."
Elaine Roberts, Bruckner Burch PLLC, Houston, Texas: "Our clients suffered
the
exact type of disability discrimination that the ADA prohibits. We are committed to seeing cruise ships
come into compliance
with the ADA.accessibility rver
S. The statute Congress enacted makes sure that ships can comply
with
both international law and U. Flag airline
with worldwide scheduled service authority.gimp youngsters
"
David Killough, petitioner, Houston, Texas: "The laws of the United States
must be evenly applied
and enforced.garnet impaired
C.com/naa
wheelers tripscope
Norwegian Cruise Line"
after oral arguments at the U. Spector
, Ms. They are represented by William Bruckner, Rex
Burch and Ms.
This kind of offering is also
perfect for spur-of-the-moment
travelers.
Founded in 1989, NAA is a fully certificated U.transferred wheelchair
C.:
"The cruise
lines must comply with Congress's decision to guarantee the right of persons
with disabilities
to participate fully in American life. "Using the vacation planner on our Web site
doesn't get any
easier. We are the resource for great deals.mossrehab traveler
; Pamela Karlan, of Stanford, California;
and Samuel
Bagenstos, of St. North American Airlines (NAA) announced today that
they are offering vacation packages
on their Web site
(www."
In addition to making plans to get there, North American Airlines
is
the only airline that allows travelers to make plans online for
special activities.distant gimp
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