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Recapping CPAP and airplane travel

Posted by Barb (Seattle) on July 11, 2007 at 16:37:15:

Well, it's finally all clear to me, and I thought I'd recap it in a new thread.

The US Department of Transportation fact sheet website
(http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/20011029.htm) states in part:

"the limit of one carry-on bag and one personal bag (e.g. purse or briefcase) for each traveler does NOT apply to medical supplies and .or assistive devices (including service animals and their equipment). Passengers with disabilities generally may carry medical equipment, medications, and assistive devices on board the aircraft"

Also, the e-mail from Alaska airlines to me: "thank you for your email. Since this is a medical device you are allowed to take this along with your personal item and your carry on."

If you feel you were not treated right, you have the right to "complain". These complaints are reported. Use the above website to find the section to file a complaint. This should not ever be an issue ever again for a CPAPer trying to fly :-)

I googled the phrase (the limit of one carry on.....) and this is what came up:-)

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+limit+of+one+carry+on+and+one+personal+item+for+each+traveler+does+not+apply+to+medical&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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