Airline Seat Prototype Could Change Travel for Wheelchair Users
The seat would allow a power wheelchair user to fly in their own chair.
What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs
Travel|Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/travel/air-travel-wheelchair.html Give this article 174 For passengers who use wheelchairs, air travel in the United States can…
Airport Adds Mock Aircraft To Aid Passengers With Disabilities
The 33-foot faux cabin, which was previously used to train airline crews, will provide those with sensory, physical or cognitive disabilities a place to practice boarding in a realistic setting.…
Airports must stop failing disabled passengers, says UK regulator
Civil Aviation Authority warns airports could face court action if services for disabled users do not improve The aviation regulator has warned UK airports they will face enforcement action if…
Disabled woman left on plane at Gatwick airport for hour and a half
Airport apologises to Victoria Brignell, who was left in her seat for 95 minutes as no one was available to assist her Gatwick airport has apologised to a disabled woman…
Disabled passenger abandoned on a plane at Manchester airport for over two hours
Daryl Tavernor, who has spinal muscular atrophy, calls for review of the airport’s services for wheelchair users A disabled passenger who was abandoned on a plane at Manchester airport for…
American Airlines Brings Back Practice Flights For Passengers With Autism
The program available at several airports nationwide targets kids with autism and other disabilities with a trip through the airport and onto an American Airlines plane, hoping to calm anxieties.…
New Design May Let Passengers Fly in Their Wheelchairs
The push to let wheelchair users stay in their wheelchairs while flying is gaining momentum. Last week, the global design firm PriestmanGoode unveiled designs for a seating system that allows
United apologizes after disabled man crawls off flight | CNN
Video Ad Feedback 00:45 – Source: CNN Disabled man left to crawl off flight with no assistance Story highlights D’Arcee Neal, who has cerebral palsy, took a five-hour flight last…
Ali Asgari Lamjiri is 'Sky Boy'
16-year-old boy Ali Asgari Lamjiri known as Sky Boy, presents a video documentary demonstration on model aircraft flying