Passengers with special needs – what you need to know?

All of us must to collected plenty of different information before we go on board. All papers required, dimension of each luggage, hazardous objects, traveling with pets, and a lot more. But there are a special type of tourists that has another needs. Women with a child, disabled passengers, overweight person. What you have to now about your status in the time of the flight? Do you have any additional rights because of your condition? Let’s find out.

Mother with baby

When you have a small child, you need to be prepare smart for the flight. First of all, what is the age of it? because if it is smaller then three months, in some situations it should travelling with a medical certificate, cause airline company must to make sure that it is ok to fly for it. You will take it from your doctor, but remember, trip for such a tiny creature could be very dangerous. If it is older, you only need a passport for her, cause since couple years, all the people, also smallest one, need to have any ID to cross board by plane. You will wait for it couple weeks, so be ready for it when you are booking your ticket . And speaking of which, children under two years old, are traveling on their mother’s laps, their tickets cost like 10% of entire prize. Also, you could take a special chair for it, but in that case, you will pay normal money. You are able to feed your child on board, with your own, self made meal. To take it with you, you need to declare it during your security check. Guards could look at it carefully, and possibly you will need to taste it or give it to your kid. It help them to make sure, that it is not any sort of poison or toxic liquids, which may be use to take over an airplane by any terrorist you might travels with. If you get a perambulator for your kid, you don’t need to pay extra for it. Flying attendant would put it into the cabin on the time of your journey.

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Disabled passengers

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When you are highly overweight tourist, no airline corporation should ask you to get two ticket, cause it is against the law. But for your own comfort, sometimes it could be needed. if you are not sure if you would fit inside the chair, dial helpline and ask them that question. If it is arguably that seat will be to little, you could book different ticket close to the first one, plenty of the time the prize could be smaller. When you are an invalid person who rides with a wheel chair, do not worry. Stewardess will help you to get inside the airplane with no problem, they would take care of your vehicle during your flight, you don’t need take any guider with you. Beside, wheel chair is part of your hand luggage, you shouldn’t be charged additional for it (visit page). If you are wishing to travel into your stretcher, there is no issue either. But be aware, you must to get to know about this situation earlier, because one airplane can have only several disabled passengers like you on a board.

Touring by plane is nothing scary, also if you are travelling with a medical certificate or you are on a stretcher. Stewardess are highly professional, so you do not have to be worry, that someone will treat you in an unpleasant way.