I rank flying up there with say, a root canal without anesthesia, or catching on fire. It is never a good experience and the best part about it is that nobody on the plane really wants to be on the plane. There is a sense that you're not being treated badly because you are handicapped, you're being treated badly because airlines are involved! In the 1950's it was discovered (by Boeing) that by facing the seats to the rear of the plane, 2/3ds of the people that die in crashes would survive. See any planes with seats facing the rear?? Try to remember the next time you get into that technological marvel of a machine, it was desighned and built by the finest engineers and craftsman on earth to specifications that were made up by people only a little smarter than cattle. john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 6:58 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Check out Mobility Air Transport
You are right Greg. Its getting better. And there is always room for improvement. As I've said before, the airline industry is not governed by the ADA, but rather the Federal Air Carrier Act. in transporting all of their flying customers. Flying for many is like going to a hospital. Unless special instructions are written into the doctor's orders, your stay might be very uncomfortable. Same for flying with or in chairs. Same as for flying with seniors and infants. If you need/require special services, make sure that its printed on your ticket or travel voucher. The person who sells you a ticket, doesn't fly with you, so make sure that any special needs are on the ticket when you fly. I'm at both O Hara and Midway Airports, several times a week and see hundreds of flying passengers in electric chairs and scooters. I seem to see a lot more in manual chairs... doing their thing. I also realize that at one time, seeing anyone or someone in a chair at the airport to fly was rare..... very rare. Those who travel in chairs because of business are very aware that planning is everything. They also anticipate problems and learn to deal with them just as any other traveling passenger. I realize that flying for everyone..... is a pipedream at best. But it looks like Mobility Air Transport, has a great idea. I truly wish for them the best. W In a message dated 3/7/2007 5:26:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree they do try hard, they were great to me the 3 times I flew. 1st in, sat right behind the wall, lots of leg room, on Southwest anyway. I got to go right to the planes door before transferring, carried my chair parts with me so couldn’t loose them. But I can see making a bigger door and have the first seat fold up. Even if it only is big enough for a manual chair. Greg AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
