Air Travel

Watch part two of a discussion about the DOT NPRM on accessible air travel, detailing airline training, wheelchair damage and compensation.

Watch part 1 of a discussion about the DOT NPRM on accessible air travel, and register for part 2 of this Accessible Travel Chat.

The DOT NPRM won’t fix every barrier disabled people face in air travel, but it can be a launching point for improved accessibility.

Resistance to accessibility mandates should have ended when carriers chose to install showers and suites with doors on commercial jets.

Most disabled passengers use an aisle wheelchair to deplane, but a British man was offloaded on top of a drink cart in Vancouver.

Data from the November 2023 Air Travel Consumer Report includes insights on airline wheelchair damage from the first three quarters of 2023.

With this bright tag attached to your wheelchair, airline baggage handlers won’t be able to say they didn’t know where to return your mobility device.

“That’s not what I would call handling with care,” a TikTok user wrote after filming airline staff tossing a wheelchair down a baggage chute.

If you’re undergoing dialysis, traveling by air might raise some concerns. Many dialysis patients wonder how to best manage their health needs while traveling.