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As a wheelchair user (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) I can tell you the article left out one of the worst things airlines do. From what I can tell, they offer crew ab
by ofek 9y ago
As a wheelchair user (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) I can tell you the article left out one of the worst things airlines do. From what I can tell, they offer crew absolutely no training on how to handle electric wheelchairs (very brittle and expensive). I've flown ~22 times in my life and 10 times they completely broke my chair; stripped joystick, tire came off twice, cut wires (how?), electronics fried by some unknown liquid, etc. This has happened with AA, United, AirTran, and Delta.
edit: I should also mention that I even cover the chair in multiple layers of bubble wrap.
I wish I could just bring my chair next to everyone else. The standard seats are difficult to sit in for long flights.
- Caligula 9y agoI am also in a electric chair. Flying is a terrifying process. My cringe seeing the luggage folks carrying the chair onto the conveyor belt. The worst part is that its not even bad that the chair breaks, its bad that at the destination your stuck immobile with a 300 pound device. I rarely travel for this reason. The other is that a attendant/family member is required to come or your not allowed on the flight. I accept this but it still sucks.