[blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

That's good to know about cruise lines as I can remember the days where 
certain cruise lines discriminated against blind passengers traveling alone.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc." <ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel


> Hi Patrick:
>
> I have experienced no complications traveling alone by air.  The airline 
> staff have been superb and extremely helpful.  They've helped me with 
> boarding details and even shown me how to PUT ON AN OXYGEN MASK in the 
> event that one drops during an emergency.
>
> Here in Denver, a non ticketed individual has accompanied me to the gate. 
> When I got there, the airline in question takes over.  If there is no such 
> individual available to accompany me, I have been met at the CHECK-IN 
> counter by airline staff and they have helped me all the way.  The caveat 
> is to ensure that these arrangements are in place at the time you purchase 
> your ticket.  Otherwise, the airline MAY NOT NECESSARILY be well prepared!
>
>
> All in all, my experience traveling by myself has been great, not just on 
> airlines, but even on cruise lines!
>
> Sincerely,
> Olusegun
> Denver, Colorado
>
>
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