Airline Special Services
With increased attention to passe
ngers with disabilities, many special
services are
offered on major air carriers. For example, special meals are
generally available. In
addition, wheel chairs and trolley service within the airport
can be requested. Finally,
early boarding is usually avai
lable to passengers with
ambulatory difficulties.
As more passengers use air travel for business or leisure purposes, a
growing
demand for inflight medical oxygen can be expected. Some airlines will
provide
oxygen (for a fee)
, while others will not. The
availability and costs will
vary from
airline to airline worldwide, each subject to its own national and
company policies. Hence, passengers who require medical oxygen should
contact the airline as far in
advance of
their journey as possible in order to ma
ke
proper arrangements. Passengers
should be
cautioned that those airlines that do
provide oxygen usually only do so
inflight. If oxygen
is also required in the airport
preflight or while waiting for connections, arrangements can sometimes be made
with oxy
gen vendors. Therefore, a
traveler cannot always count
on having
oxygen continuously available from point of
origin to destination.
Airline Special ServicesWith increased attention to passengers with disabilities, many special services areoffered on major air carriers. For example, special meals are generally available. Inaddition, wheel chairs and trolley service within the airport can be requested. Finally,early boarding is usually available to passengers with ambulatory difficulties.As more passengers use air travel for business or leisure purposes, a growingdemand for inflight medical oxygen can be expected. Some airlines will provideoxygen (for a fee), while others will not. The availability and costs will vary fromairline to airline worldwide, each subject to its own national and company policies. Hence, passengers who require medical oxygen should contact the airline as far inadvance of their journey as possible in order to make proper arrangements. Passengersshould be cautioned that those airlines that do provide oxygen usually only do soinflight. If oxygenis also required in the airport preflight or while waiting for connections, arrangements can sometimes be made with oxygen vendors. Therefore, atraveler cannot always count on having oxygen continuously available from point oforigin to destination.
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