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Re: Traveling with CPAP

Posted by sue ellen on March 13, 2006 at 13:40:29:

In Reply to: Traveling with CPAP posted by Phatman on March 13, 2006 at 11:08:17:

Your CPAP should always be a carryon item. Security has never questioned it-I just put it on the belt with my other items, like my purse.

However, once on a small commuter jet, I was asked to check it becase it did not their meet very small carry on size. I insisted that it had to be a carryon item since it was medical equipment. The stewardess then put it in a special in-plane bin at the front of the cabin.

You can always ask your physician to write out a note to bring when you travel to verify your need of CPAP.

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