Originally Posted by
popppa
I have the solution: Make wheelchairs "first on, last off". No exceptions.
That's how it is I thought. That's why people prefer to have a miracle cure than wait for their wheel chairs. Sometimes you see dozens of wheel chairs lined up on one side of the jetway and beyond. and no takers, as they have all been cured.
Originally Posted by
popppa
Lead flight attendant should collect the connecting boarding pass/baggage claim check/ID of anyone wishing to use a wheelchair to pre-board LAST MINUTE. Establish a "wheelchair registry" as a part of the Delta profile of anyone who regularly/predictably needs one. Legal connection time for "registered" members goes up to >1 hour. This creates no conflict for "registered" connecting passengers having to deplane last & discourages people from having "miracle flights".
Alternative: A "red-flag" system for passengers who intermittently request a last-minute wheelchair for personal gain...much like what happens when you want to buy a last minute one-way international ticket with cash. (or pay for a ticket to a fraud plagued country with a credit card online.)
PPP
A person using a wheel chair intermittently does not prove that they are scamming.