Originally Posted by
mjh0
So when you see someone who was loaded and unloaded with assistance, but seems to be able to walk unaided later, bear in mind that the wheelchair is usually the *only* option made available to them, regardless of how individual their real support needs are.
Yes.
My thoughts are not primarily based on how travelers in wheelchairs behave in the lounge. Most of them by far don’t have access to a lounge. That is why they use prio boarding in wheelchairs for themselves and for their family&friends.
It’s based on the very different numbers of wheelchairs for different flights. The record I’ve seen for a single flight was 53 (EY in AUH from India). That’s more or less the same number of wheelchairs I’ve seen on all my hundreds of European flights in my life together.