[nabs-l] Air travel an advise required

[siddhi desai]

Thanks everyone for the valuable suggestioni  will try to incorporate
these suggestions.

Sincerely
Siddhi

On 7/16/14, Antonio Guimaraes via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some friends who are flight nerds. Mika Pyyhkala is a past NFB
> national board member and he flies quite a bit.
>
> His advice to me and others is often to call up the airline and ask that
> they remove the SSR from your PRN.
>
> I believe the acronyms are right. At any rate, this airline lingo stands for
> removing the special service request from your personal record number.
>
> You will get quicker results if you use airline lingo with airline people
> over the phone, without hassle to contact the national office to advocate
> for you.
>
> If the customer service representative on the phone does not respond to your
> liking, you should request to speak to a CRO, customer relations officer,
> and your ordeal should get resolved fairly quick.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Antonio
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 15, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> I have flown on United Airlines several times and boarded alone. There
>> was never any problem. I agree with others about not calling in
>> advance; just arrive and either find your gate on your own or request
>> assistance depending on your preference. I think the customer rep you
>> spoke with just misunderstood, but if you need to cite any laws then
>> cite the Federal Air Carrier Access Act. Among other things, it says
>> that blind passengers have the right to accept or decline assistance
>> and to fly unaccompanied. Good luck!
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 7/15/14, Mikayla Gephart via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I would just board alone anywaya
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Lucy Sirianni via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Siddhi,
>>>>
>>>>    I'm sorry you were given such ridiculously prejudiced information!
>>>> You
>>>> should certainly be able to board a plane on your own and take
>>>> advantage
>>>> of the airline's offered assistance only if and when it is truly
>>>> helpful.
>>>> Having flown a fair amount, I find that the best thing to do is
>>>> generally
>>>> not to request assistance in advance, even if I think I may need some;
>>>> I've never had a problem getting directions and/or a sighted guide once
>>>> I
>>>> show up at the airport, and I've noticed that once you're officially
>>>> "in
>>>> the system", employees do tend to be a bit more intrusive about the
>>>> help
>>>> they expect you to accept.  It seems to me that the training airport
>>>> employees receive about how to interact with travelers who are blind is
>>>> pretty inconsistent; some are polite and reasonable, others refuse to
>>>> believe that a blind person could possibly walk through the airport
>>>> without a wheelchair, let alone without a sighted guide.  I hope this
>>>> inconsistency is something that will change someday, but in the
>>>> meantime,
>>>> just be firm in letting airport employees know what you do and don't
>>>> need,
>>>> and remember that you can always ask to speak to a  supervisor if you
>>>> feel
>>>> you're not being heard or respected.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy your travels!
>>>>
>>>> Lucy
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: siddhi desai via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:40:57 +0700
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Air travel an advise required
>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> Hope you all are doing well.
>>>>
>>>> Actually, I am planning to travel in USA and facing some issues.
>>>>
>>>> I have flight at Chicago airport operated by EXPRESSJET        AIRLINES
>>>> DBA
>>>> UNITED EXPR owned by united airlines.  I am in conversation with their
>>>> customer care executive.  They have informed me that On US domestic
>>>> airport they do not allow individual  visually impaired to board
>>>> alone.  Is this an universal law or airline specific laws are
>>>> implemented? Or is there any provision of USA government to tackle
>>>> this issue? Is there any one travelled from this airline and had
>>>> assistance on board?
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely
>>>> Siddhi
>>>>
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