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American Airlines Passenger “Stuck” After Having No Access To Scooter During Layover (simpleflying.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/aviation@lemmy.zip

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The passenger in question was connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know that you could get access to checked items during a layover. I can see how that would be an easy thing for the workers to mess up. Not that it's okay--I would be pretty unhappy if I'm usually independent and instead I have to rely on airport staff to push me around. Just something I found interesting.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What type of 'scooter' are we talking? I wouldn't have thought a typical mobility scooter would be within even an overweight baggage allowance: you have to actually lift it into the plane. It's not going to be palletised airfreight on a domestic flight.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Probably just something standard like a Pride Go Go 3- or 4-wheel. They just fucked up and stuck it with standard luggage instead of the quick access area for mobility devices and strollers.