Passengers with special needs – what you need to know?

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

Women with baby

When you have a little baby, you need to be prepare wisely for the flight. First of all, what is the age of it? because if it is younger then three months, in some situations it need to travelling with a medical certificate, because airline company have to make certain that it is ok to fly for it. You should take it from your doctor, but don’t forget, trip for such a tiny creature might be really dangerous. If it is older, you just need a passport for him, cause since several years, all the people, even smallest one, must to have any ID to cross board by plane. You could wait for it few weeks, so be aware of it when you are booking your ticket (click). And speaking of which, kids under two years old, are traveling on their mother’s laps, their tickets cost like 10% of whole prize. Also, you could take a special seat for it, but in that situation, you will pay common money. You are able to feed your child on board, with your own, home made meal. To take it with you, you have to declare it in the time of your security check. Guards could look at it carefully, and perhaps you will need to taste it or give it to your child. It help them to make certain, that it is not any kind of poison or toxic material, which could be use to take over a plane by any terrorist you may travels with. If you get a perambulator for your kid, you don’t need to pay extra for it. Flying attendant will put it into the cabin on the time of your trip.

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Disabled passengers

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When you are highly obese tourist, no airline corporation should ask you to book two ticket, cause it is not according to the law. But for your own pleasure, in some cases it will be needed. When you aren’t sure if you would fit into a chair, dial emergency center and ask them that question. If it is arguably that seat will be to narrow, you might book another ticket next to the first one, a lot of the time the prize could be smaller. If you are a handicap human who travels with a wheel chair, don’t be scared. Flying attendant would assist you to get inside the airplane with no troubles, they could take care of your vehicle on the time of your flight, you do not need take any helper with you. Beside, wheel chair is part of your hand baggage, you won’t be charged additional for it . If you are wanting to fly into your stretcher, there is no problem either. But be aware, you have to get to know about this fact earlier, because one plane can have just few disabled passengers like you on a board.

Flying by airplane is nothing wrong, even if you are travelling with a medical certificate or you are on a wheel chair. Flying attendants are highly professional, so you do not have to be worry, that anyone will treat you in an unpleasant way.