Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
That is exactly the point. As long as CPAP is FAA approved airlines should allowed it and FA should be educated to not make a fuss about it.
That is certainly the case on U.S. airlines. FAA regulations (and certifications), however, are not generally compulsory outside the U.S. on non-U.S. airlines.
Just as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) is an over-the-counter drug and possession is legal in the U.S., yet possession is a crime in Dubai, each country is free to set its own laws. It is simply one of the things you need to deal with when traveling internationally.
While I appreciate that you want to be able to use your CPAP without restriction worldwide on every airline you might fly, just as I would like to be able to carry pseudoephedrine when I travel to Dubai, that is not how the world works.