Originally Posted by
tahitigirl
A few months ago working CLT-FRA we had a very nice pax who was paraplegic and traveling by himself. He had a catheter and needed to go into the lav a couple of times during the flight to take care of his bussiness. One of the other f/a and myself got the onboard wheelchair and assisted him not only into the chair but also into the lav. I was carrying his legs while the other f/a was pushing and pulling the chair. I have to admit I felt a little uncomfortable being in the lav holding this man's legs and trying to work with the other f/a to get him settled in. We even had another pax make a comment that she was surprised that we had to do this.
The real question is in the event of an emergency who takes care of these people?
Holy crap! I think I speak for everyone on here: Thank you for the outstanding service you and your colleagues provide everyday to get all of us where we need to go safely and comfortably!
I flew from BOS-DCA-TPA on Saturday, and there was an elderly woman in a wheelchair on the Shuttle portion of the flight. The GA made it a point to ask her companion if she was indeed traveling with her, because if not, there may be an issue. On the DCA-TPA portion, another elderly woman was barely able to walk with her cane. She was by herself. When they called F to board, (about 3 minutes after she went down the jetway), she was barely halfway down, holding on to the wall as she walked. I asked her if she needed a hand, so she grabbed my arm, and was a little more stable. Point being, I had the same thought if there would be an emergency. Hopefully there will be some kind soul sitting next to her that would help her. Scary stuff.