Originally Posted by
ffay005
I suppose that is what TAP hopes you will do.
It all boils down to those pax who order a wheelchair just for "fun", to bypass immigration queues etc. They do a huge disservice to folks who really need that wheelchair.

In our/my case it took TAP almost 2 hours to deplane us - then there was a wait for wheelchairs @ the terminal, and then a wait on the next floor after we qued 2 by 2 into the elevator. Seems like your 2nd-last sentence makes no sense at all.
I wonder if it is just a cost factor and TAP not willing to pay for this so-called service for "handicapped" pax.