At the Airport



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Flying With Disability

At the Airport

Whilst at the airport, Flying With Disability recommends that you take into consideration the followings points in the preparation of your journey:

Try and get to the airport as early as possible, this will give you plenty of time to check in your luggage and any other essential items such as wheelchairs without having to queue.

By contacting the airline in advance, they will be glad to meet you upon your arrival and provide a wheelchair for use throughout their airport.

A standard size, collapsible wheelchair with dry/wet batteries (if electric) will be carried for free and should not be taken to constitute part of your luggage allowance.

It is a good idea to supply assembly instructions with the chair in the instance that it will be necessary to dismantle your wheelchair. This may be case if your chair is battery operated.

Pending security checks, you will be able to carry on physical aids such as crutches, braces and canes as part of your hand luggage, though for the duration of the flight these must be stowed in the cabin for safety purposes.

You should always make sure that you carry all medication for your trip as part of your hand luggage, along with any relevant medical documents. Asthmatics and diabetics should also be particularly careful to ensure that insulin and inhalers are carried as hand luggage.