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‘Emirates Shines At The AccessAbilities Expo 2024 With Cutting-Edge Accessibility Innovations’
Emirates Airline has unveiled groundbreaking features and technology designed to make air travel more accessible for passengers with diverse needs.
Check it out: https://shorturl.at/s3tX2
ALT Text: Emirates Airbus A380 plane taxiing on a runway,…
Leanne, TravelLover and 3 others4 CommentsJust “WOW”!
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I had the fortune of traveling on Emirates many years ago and can attest to their superb service. I am glad they are expanding into enhancing the experience for disabled travelers too.
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BREAKING NEWS: Improved Wheelchair Accessibility in Aircraft Set to Become Reality in 2025 ⤵
After years of petitioning and broken wheelchairs, so excited to see this get to the current stage!
‘Airline Damaged Your Wheelchair? Here’s What to Do!’
https://theworldisaccessible.com/airline-damaged-your-wheelchair-heres-what-to-do/
Feel free to add your comments and opinions either below or in the comment section of the actual article itself.
There’s even a special input from @joshgrisdale – giving his top advice regarding photo evidence of…
View more commentsLearned from experience!
1How long did it take to get your chair repaired or replaced, Josh? I’m reading that they have designed seats or rows of seats to be removed so that wheelchair users can remain in their chairs for the duration of the flight – do we have any idea as to when those chair accommodations will be readily available on US flights routinely?
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What was your WORST flight experience?
View more commentsOn a flight from LAX to SJC, I ended up being separated from the group I was traveling with. It was my first time flying with a group, and I forgot to mention that we all needed to be at the gate together. As a result, everyone arrived at the gate individually. Since we hadn’t traveled to the airport together, I boarded first as usual, and my…
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Not sure about worst (although there was a time on Thai Airlines where we seemed to drop about 3,000 metres in a matter of seconds which really put the cat amongst the pigeons) but best flight was definitely a red eye from Oman to London. Plane was practically empty and I had the entire back five rows to myself. Slept like a baby and…
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