Posted on 04/30/2019 3:00:08 PM PDT by Morgana
Yep - my thoughts too. He could use a crutch with the remaining right arm to compensate for the missing right leg if he doesn’t want to crawl (as if there were no wheelchairs in the hotel)...probably SOP to keep large Lithium batteries off passenger planes.
No, I didn’t, Morgana. Thanks for the ping.
Do the airlines need to install “safe boxes” for lithium batteries, so they can travel safely?
Except there's no evidence in the article that the captain was even aware of the situation, and the airline itself, rather than saying that it was the captain's decision, said "it appears we were in violation of federal disability requirements."
Of course I didn’t read the article.
So they became non-lithium batteries after inspection?
I'm sure that's the first time that's ever happened on FR.
sorry but his disability is not going to suck me into siding with him....he could of checked everything in with regular luggage. the rules have been in place for over 10 years about wheel chairs and the batteries...
I just enjoy finding (hopefully) accurate answers. Back before 9/11, I was planning a trip way back into the Ugandan 'bush' and wanted to take a small motorcycle gel-cell battery to recharge my camcorder batteries. After a lot of digging (this was in 1994 or 95, IIRC) I learned that yes, gel-cell batteries were available WITH an FAA approval number.
Voila`! I was able to fly without difficulties.
:-)
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