Oxygen and Arrangements per the TSA website.
Passengers are responsible for making the arrangements with:
- The airline(s) for supplemental Oxygen onboard the aircraft.
- Local providers for oxygen use during any layover stop(s) and at the final destination.
- The airline, friends, relatives or a local supplier for removal of the canister from the originating airport's gate area immediately after you leave the gate area to board the aircraft.
You must make similar arrangements for your return trip. Please, check the procedures outlined below for details. More information on airline accommodations for oxygen users can be found at the National Home Oxygen Patient's Association web site. You can also download the "Airline Travel With Oxygen" brochure. This publication provides valuable information on traveling with oxygen, including airlines that do and do not provide in-flight supplemental oxygen.
When You Make Your Reservation:
Arranging for Supplemental Oxygen (O2) Aboard the Aircraft
- Neither the Air Carrier Access Act nor the Americans with Disabilities Act require airlines to provide oxygen service. Consequently, airline policies, procedures and services on accommodating passengers who use supplemental oxygen vary widely.
- Notify the carrier when you make your reservation that you will need to use supplemental oxygen aboard the aircraft(s).
- Ask about the airline's policies on the use of supplemental O² onboard. Federal regulations prohibit airlines from allowing passengers to bring their own oxygen canisters aboard to use during the flight. Passengers who use oxygen canisters must purchase canisters from the airline for use during the flight. However, some airlines do permit passengers to bring aboard oxygen concentrators, which do not contain oxygen, and use them during the flight. Policies vary from carrier to carrier, so be sure to check with your airline well in advance.
- Keep in mind that not all airlines offer supplemental oxygen service, or may not offer it aboard all their aircraft. Inquire whether: 1) the airline provides oxygen service, 2) it is available on the flights you wish to take, and 3) you must provide a doctor's letter, or permit them to contact your doctor directly to verify your medical need.
Arranging for Supplemental Oxygen during Layovers or at Your Destination
- Notify the carrier(s) you are traveling with that you will need oxygen at the airport(s). Let them know that your O² supplier will be meeting you at the gate with an O² canister.
- Ask about their policy for allowing O² suppliers to meet you at the layover airports and/or at your destination gate.
- Contact your O² supplier and request that they make arrangements for your O² at the city or cities you'll require. The supplier will need to know the airline(s) you'll be using, departure and arrival dates and time, departure and arrival gates, flight number(s), arrival time(s), and the equipment you will need. Make all these arrangements as soon as possible.
- If a representative from the oxygen-providing company is going to meet your flight with an O² canister, arrange for your flight(s) to arrive during the supplier's normal business hours, if possible. Also, have a local phone number and a contact person in the event of any unforeseen situation(s), such as if their representative is not at the arrival gate when you get there.
We rent several different models of portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) for periods from a week to months. Every rental includes 24-hour access to respiratory therapists and board-certified physicians. And we can deliver these units to you FAST!
Did you know? With the FAA ruling, airlines require that you must have 150% of your flight time in battery time. So with a six hour flight, you would need nine hours of battery time. Call us with any questions at 877-736-8691
Customer Testimonial (view all)
I want to take this opportunity to let you know what a positive experience we had with the system on our recent cruise to Alaska. The system arrived in plenty of time for me to become familiar with it and it's use. I felt positive in getting on the plane with the system and the batteries held up just fine for the four and a half hour flight, the hour long transfer to the cruise ship and to our suite. We very easily transferred the system to the ship's electrical system and recharged the batteries. It was just so easy to use and so trustworthy. We never had a moment's problem.
I talked to several people on the cruise that were using oxygen and they were amazed at the system itself and at how inexpensive it was to rent the unit compared to what they had to pay for oxygen for the flight, time at the airport and the cruise. They paid almost three times the amount of what I paid and one lady had a malfunction with her system and her rental company had to fly another system to her on the ship!
The instructions provided for assembly and packing for return of the system to your company are very user friendly and easy.
You and your staff have been spectacular to work with. You did everything you said that you would do and it was done in a friendly and courteous manner. That doesn't always happen with every company I have to deal with for accessibility equipment and it's very much appreciated.
Please feel free to use my name in anyway that would be helpful in letting those in need of your services know that this system exists and that it is easy to use and financially friendly!
Thanks again for making our trip such a wonderful experience!