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Whether the electric wheelchair can be carried on the plane and its transportation

There are no disabled seats on the plane, and disabled passengers cannot get on the plane in their own wheelchairs.
Passengers in wheelchairs should apply when purchasing tickets. When changing boarding passes, someone will use an aviation-specific wheelchair (the size is suitable for use on the plane, and it has a fixed device and a seat belt for flight use) to transfer. Passenger’s wheelchair, passenger’s wheelchair must go through free check-in procedures; there is a special wheelchair passage during security check.
After getting on the plane, there is a special place for wheelchairs to park, where the wheelchair can be fixed.
It should be noted that when a disabled person who is eligible to take a flight needs the airline to provide facilities or services such as medical oxygen used on the plane, checked electric wheelchairs, and narrow wheelchairs for on-board aircraft, they should mention it at the time of booking, and no later than later. 72 hours before flight departure.
Therefore, people with disabilities need to pay attention to the flight, and consult the airline as early as possible before booking a ticket, so that the airline can coordinate and prepare. Disabled persons should arrive at the airport more than 3 hours in advance on the day of boarding, so as to have more time to go through the boarding pass, baggage check, security check, and boarding.

If you need to bring a wheelchair, you need to check in.
1) Transportation of manual wheelchairs
a. Manual wheelchairs should be transported as checked baggage.
b. Wheelchairs used by sick and disabled passengers can be transported free of charge and are not included in the free baggage allowance.
c. Passengers who use their own wheelchairs during boarding with consent and prior arrangement (such as group wheelchair passengers), their wheelchairs should be handed over at the boarding gate when the passengers board the plane.
2) Transportation of electric wheelchair
a. Electric wheelchairs should be transported as checked baggage.
b. Electric wheelchairs used by sick and disabled passengers can be transported free of charge and are not included in the free baggage allowance.
c. When the electric wheelchair is checked in, its packaging must meet the following requirements:

1) For a wheelchair equipped with a leak-proof battery, the two poles of the battery must be able to prevent short circuit and the battery must be firmly installed on the wheelchair.
(2) Wheelchairs equipped with non-leakage-proof batteries must remove the battery. Wheelchairs may be transported as unrestricted checked baggage, and removed batteries must be transported in sturdy, rigid packaging as follows: these must be airtight, impervious to battery fluid leakage, and secured in a suitable manner, such as with straps , clips or brackets to fix it on the pallet or in the cargo hold (do not support it with cargo or luggage).
Batteries must be protected against short circuits, and be fixed upright in the packaging, filled with suitable absorbent material around them, so that they can fully absorb the liquid leaking from the batteries.
These packages shall be marked “battery, wet, wheel chair” (“battery for wheelchair, wet”) or “battery, wet, with mobility aid” (“battery for mobility aid, wet”). and affix the “corrosive” (“corrosive”) label and the package-up label.


Post time: Oct-31-2022