Originally Posted by
Always Flyin
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.
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.
Your analogy breaks down and completely do not apply in this situation because neither CX nor HK law bans CPAP on planes, CX just made it very hard to use them on the air craft. The argument is not wether CPAP should be legal by HK or CX or not, approved models are legal, period.
There should be no reason why CX couldn't just have something on the web, for example, for customers to key in their CPAP information (brand, model number, etc.) and CX instantaneously know their CPAP is air-worthy or not.
By the way, I'm told by Resmed (most popular CPAP maker) all CPAP machines (Resmed or other brands) are air-worthy and approved by FAA or EU-equivalent. This is why Resmed was kind of shock when I asked them about the hassle and wonder if this is air industry wide. There are no models out there that aren't approved. Interesting....