Originally Posted by
smariner
A couple of my old-aged family members are scheduled to travel on May/26th from India-LHR-USA. They require wheel chair assistance to/from the aircraft (and during transit in LHR). Currently their flights are not cancelled, according to BA.com
Does anyone know if wheelchair assistance will be available during the strike period? Should I be worried about them getting stranded in LHR (i.e, what are the odds of the connecting flight from LHR getting cancelled after they start their journey)?
Wheelchair assists are handled by ground staff, not cabin crew. I think it'd be by the airport, not the airline.
Because the flights are before 29 May, the schedules are pretty well set, so the chances of their ex-LHR flight being canceled are fairly small. But you never know when ash will strike.