As a disabled traveler, I'm always looking for travel agencies that are well equipped to handle folks that are disabled. This agency can do it all for...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I have noticed this one thing being done/said on numerous occasions. It is everyone from grocery store clerks to flight attendants to general people in the area, and it is in poor taste!
NEVER AN...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
This summer my elderly mother will be traveling on Northwest from SMF to BOS with a connection in MSP. She has limited mobility, so I arranged for a wheelchair when I booked the flight. I may need t...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I've just returned from Paris, and thought I would list here the variations in gate-check policies I encountered. All flights were on Northwest/KLM.
DEN-DTW - no problem; got a gate check tag at t...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
When I arrived at SeaTac Airport by hotel limo, the van literally dumped us on the 4th floor landing. If one is ambulatory, and strong as an Ox, one ca...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I don't know if I should file a complaint against Delta Airlines or not but here is what happened.
On JUNE 26, 2004, I was at Frankfurt Airport and was on my way home to Hawaii. I approached Delt...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I am a frequent traveler and I am hearing. Ocassionally, when my wife (who is deaf) travels with me, we will stay in our room and watch one of the pay-per-play movies. We try and watch the first-run m...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I was reading this thread on taking one's sleep-apnea CPAP machine through airport security and wondered if anybody knows of a CPAP unit designed for frequent travelers, i.e. really small and light?...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
HI - am looking for someone with information regarding travel with somewhat minor mobility disability. I use a walker..(want to take my own) and request wheelchair from aiport to plane and in reverse....
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My brother-in-law gets around partly by a mechanized chair, partly by crutches. He and my sister-in-law are looking for a tropical beach resort/hotel where he could manage to get around fairly easily...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
For medical reasons, I have to drink a LOT of water over an entire day--and therefore need to find public restrooms as often as every 30 minutes. I do not need wheelchair access. Am planning a two-w...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Does anyone out there have trouble reserving a wheelchair accessible room using Hilton Honors points?
I'm a Diamond member and wheelchair user. Every time I try to reserve a room using Hilton Hon...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I came across this information recently and thought it might be of help to someone:
Quote:
In 1978, the ECMT Council of Ministers agreed that all Member Countries of the ECM...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My Mom's recovering from a fractured ankle. She can walk about with her crutch/cane and can navigate a few steps. She's more comfortable walking DOWN stairs than up the stairs, at this point in her re...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone here had a little advice to share for how a f/a might help make a journey more comfortable for someone with a disability. When I went through training they ac...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I've been watching The Learning Channel's shows on the A380, and it made me wonder: will there be wheelchair access to all levels? If the bar or lounge or casino or business center or whatever is on a...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
i wonder if I am alone in........
being rudely woken up, then 'told off' for not having my seat belt on
being chased back to my seat because the flight is landing soon
being chased back to my se...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Airlines wary over disability law - BBC News
Quote:
New EU legislation which will put the onus on airports to help disabled passengers could lead to increased costs, airli...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Just thought some might be interested in this. I haven't read it through yet. I think the deadline for public comments is in early March.
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/drn/02_05.html#829...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I would be interested in hearing how much, if anything, FT readers who use wheelchairs tip the attendant(s), if there is any difference if 1) the atten...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Readers of this forum will be interested in some screening difficulties I had in Santa Barbara. The TSA would not screen me unless I was standing and not wearing shoes. A condition which is dangerou...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I need one of those "family style bathrooms" (private unisex bathrooms located outside the men's and ladies' rooms so that a companion can assist) in the Bombay (Mumbai) international airpor...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I was at BWI today to drop off someone. I noticed they have one of those family style restrooms there. First one I've seen in the US. It's located near the security area for the D gates, near Unit...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I am traveling overseas next month. My journey on Lufthansa requires a plane change in Frankfurt, Germany. My son will be traveling with me and assisting with pushing my wheelchair. Does anyone know w...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I am cross-posting this at the suggestion of an FT member from the AA forum:
Ok, so I'm going from DCA to LAS in a few weeks, and intend on travelling with my Segway HT. There are several ways for...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Browse sub-categories 
