Originally Posted by
canadiancow
AC does a lot of annoying things. This isn't really one of them. Buy your medical equipment from a company that specializes in it. Not an airline.
As I said, I acknowledge that O2 costs $$$ so it's reasonable there's a fee for it.
The trouble is that the fee is at least doubling from $150 to $390+ (since there aren't really that many flights less than 2h). So it's a pretty hefty hike.
The other issue is that oxygen concentrators are battery powered. If you fly say, YYZ-HKG or YVR-SYD, that's a lot of batteries you'll need. (I'm not sure if the in-seat power is enough to power an O2 concentrator.) Even a simple hop across the pond to Europe could end up being a battery issue.
People of size get an extra seat for free but people who need O2 are SOL. There's something about that that just doesn't sit right with me.