“Stuff like this shouldn’t be happening in 2016,” he said. “The fact that I use a power mobility device instead of my legs should not preclude me from going on any flight.”
But airlines aren’t required to transport the power wheelchairs of their passengers on certain flights.
The Air Transportation Regulations state that if the plane carries fewer than 60 passengers and the design doesn’t permit the carriage of a mobility aid – like a wheelchair – an airline doesn’t have to carry it. They do have to tell passengers about alternative transportation for their aids.