Wheelchair passengers transfer out of their chair at the boarding gate, into an "aisle chair" and transferred to their seat in the Jet. Your chair should be in free wheel as it is loaded into the belly of the jet and may be set on its side. Once you arrive at your destination, the "aisle chair" will be used again, from the jet to the arrival gate, where your chair should be. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/6/2015 2:59:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Billy, great info, my friend. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to enlighten me. Very helpful! And how did you get off that plane? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Lang III <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question To: Larry Willis <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Cc: quad-list <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Larry, I am my C5 25 years post, and I been on cruises many times. I would like to think that the airlines have gotten better in caring for power chairs and their passengers. Sadly, it is an adventure in and of itself. Cruise ships especially the new ones, are wonderful in handicap accommodations. Handicapped rooms are half again the size of a regular room allowing for room to maneuver the wheelchair. Get a room with a balcony. The newer ships allow you access to a balcony so you can actually look at the flying Fish. Elevators are large enough for a power chair to enter and turn around to exit. I recommend you Google to find instructions on how to get the most out of flying. Do not read posts older than two years because I don’t think they’ ll be relevant. A caveat: I have had nightmarish experiences with airlines. Breaking chairs, leaving chairs at places of embarkation (I once flew from Vancouver to Newark, first-class bulkhead seats). My wife exited the plane and was told that my Permobil did not make the flight! There I sat on the empty plane in a first-class seat while the cleaning crew was preparing the flight to England. On second thought, I should have just stayed on the plane. It worked out and I got my $13K back from Continental for my family group’s round-trip airfare by writing they had ruined my Alaskan vacation. Boo-hoo boo-hoo. You have time. Detailed planning and understanding what to do on each leg of the itinerary should allay your fears and help you to enjoy the trip of a lifetime. Bon voyage On Jun 5, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Larry Willis <[email protected]_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','[email protected]');) > wrote: The plan -- make payments for one year (till next June) then hit the high seas with a parrot and a bottle of rum. (And a case of Dramamine)... And the professor and Mary Ann. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: From: Gail Holmes <[email protected]_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','[email protected]');) > Date: June 5, 2015 at 2:51:31 AM EDT To: Larry Willis <[email protected]_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','[email protected]');) > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question A particular time or month set? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','[email protected]');) > wrote: Got a question for everyone. My sister-in-law who lives in Houston insists that I and family meet her in New Orleans to go on a cruise. That's a two hour flight with power chair, accommodations of some sort, five day cruise, and flight home. I have never been on a ship or a jet. I don't know what to say. What do you guys think? Are the difficulties too great? Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! Billy Lang [email protected]_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','[email protected]');)
