
Flying with a Disability
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Share tips and experiences on accessible air travel, airport navigation, and in-flight accommodations for travelers with disabilities. From booking assistance and seat selection to security screening, boarding, and accessible facilities on planes, this is the place to ask questions or offer advice – someone here has likely experienced it before. You’ll find first-hand reviews, personal stories, and recommendations for cultural, nature, and leisure trips that start with a flight. This group welcomes all accessibility needs, helping you enjoy a more accessible and stress-free flying experience.
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Ugh. I hate “we need to think about it more” even when it is supposedly to come up with the “best solution”. Can we just start? They change interiors of planes to fit their needs all the time, if one solution isn’t the best, change it! You don’t need a whole new plane each time…
runwaygirlnetwork.com
Airbus eyes cabin accessibility solutions; says industry not there yet - Runway Girl
In Airbus' view, cabin accessibility concepts that would accommodate one or two wheelchair users in-flight will not adequately address the issue.
1 CommentI agree, Josh. Airbus’s response was pretty pathetic. I can understand a CEO’s need to “hedge” but there are other way to hedge on this issue without causing further problems.
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Josh Grisdale in
Flying with a Disability a year agoa year ago (edited)
A great update to the post from yesterday!
wheelchairtravel.org
American Airlines said its new luggage tag for wheelchairs would improve the disabled passenger experience, but there is no evidence of that.
This is what I meant in my other comment. I am currently in Frankfurt airport (layover). Despite THREE tags on my chair it took 3 people to figure out that I needed the chair with me for my five hour layover. All the tags in the world can’t replace good coordination with ground crew and services.
(not criticizing the ground crew here. They are…
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Hopefully, the people handling the wheelchairs will read the tags!
disabilityscoop.com
American Airlines Looks To Improve Travel Experience For Passengers With Disabilities
A major U.S. airline says it is taking a first-of-its-kind step to help people with disabilities.
Interesting, they behaved appallingly in the UK, recently – so this only seems to apply in the US.
I really do hope they improve this. Key to success seems to be integration with the ground crew. It seems that’s where all the great efforts to streamline either succeed or fail. 🫤
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I wish more small airports had these!
airport-technology.com
Aviramp delivers tools for Paris Paralympians
UK-based Aviramp has provided four accessible ramps to Paris Charles de Gaulle ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
It seems that even the ones that do don’t advertise it enough! I just found this video (from a Google maps post) that shows this feature in Aspen CO (small airport in USA).
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Josh I agree with you, I hate it when I have to wait until all the other passengers have disembarked😠
Will it ever stop …?
edition.cnn.com
Airline apologizes after two blind passengers removed from a plane | CNN
Budget airline HK Express has apologized after two blind passengers alleged its crew removed them from a flight citing safety concerns, in an ordeal that left them feeling “insulted and embarrassed.”
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