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Old Nov 14, 2018, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by porciuscato
According to this article 50 per flight is becoming pretty common for India to SFO and EWR flights:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/the-great-indian-wheelchair-jugaad/articleshow/62675585.cms
I have seen EK flights (which are filled with Indian connecting pax) with as high as 108 wheelchairs on a 777. It's some kind of cultural thing coming from India that I don't fully understand why it's happening. 50-60 wheelchairs is the norm on most US bound EK flights.
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