I-BOSTON - I-American Airlines iphazamise inkqubo ye-tipping ngokumisela umrhumo kwi-curbside baggage, i-jury federal e-Boston yalawula.

Inkampani yeenqwelomoya yamisela umrhumo we-2 yeengxowa-mali zokukhangela ibhegi kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo, apho i-skycaps, abahlawulwa ngaphantsi komvuzo ophantsi, bekufuneka bahlawule, i-USA Today inike ingxelo.

Xa besenza njalo, abahambi bacinga ukuba intlawulo yingcebiso emiselweyo okanye inxalenye enye, igqwetha le-skycaps, u-Shannon Liss-Riordan waxoxa.

Isithethi seAmerican Airlines uTim Smith uthe inkampani "idanile sesi sigwebo kunye nesixa esinikezelweyo," eyi-325,000 yeedola.

Ityala lalibandakanya i-9 skycaps. Kodwa uLiss-Riordan uthe uzakulandela eli tyala njengenyathelo elikhulu, leklasi elinokubandakanya amakhulukhulu esibhakabhaka kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezingama-60.

Ngo-2005, xa inkampani yeenqwelo moya yayicwangcisa umrhumo omtsha wendlela, yaqikelela ingeniso ye-16 yezigidi ukuya kwi-20 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka, xa kuthelekiswa ne-7 yezigidi zeerandi zomrhumo wokuqesha i-skycaps yayo, uLiss-Riordan uthe.

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