Four major airlines namely United Airlines, British Airways, China Southern & Qatar Airways faced complaint by US medical research group over denial to carry animals for R&D purpose.
The National Association of Biomedical Research (NABR) filed complaint against 4 subject airlines with the US Department of Transport (DoT) . As per there complaint the refusal by airlines to carry animals is unlawful as they carry them for zoo, pets & other reasons.
This denial to carry animals is resulting in huge freight costs charged by other airlines due to there monopoly to carry animals. NABR also says that denial by airlines also delay R&D projects which results in delay in manufacturing life saving drugs.
Although airlines have given there own responses clarifying reason of denial but the matter is still under DoT lens.
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