[Repulican Donkey]

I used Assistance on a recent flight to and from Europe.Asthma makes to long walks to gates almost impossible. I can walk shot distances so boarding / de-boarding is OK. Not all disabilities are visible.

[Vigilanteman]

Similar condition and this is what people need to realize. The airlines are partly responsible for the scrum by charging extra for EVERYTHING. Even if you want to earn airline miles for the flight or want to avoid the dread middle seat. They shrink seat size and leg room and sell every damn seat on the flight no matter what.

Give people a free check bag, let the elderly (65+) board first and install more working walkways and you'd see a dramatic decrease in the assistance requests.

Bring back the golf carts and mark off floor space where they have priority as well. I HATE asking for help but you can't avoid it sometimes with poor airport designs and greedy airlines who want to charge extra for everything.