Medical Carry-On Question
Jan 21, 2018, 10:38 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: BNA
Programs: HH Gold. (Former) UA PP, DL PM, PC Plat
Posts: 8,185
The term to use with airline personnel is "medical assistance device".
If it will fit under a seat, or in the overhead bin, it can be carried on and will not count toward your carry-on allowance. It doesn't matter that it is larger than the published carry-on size restrictions.
If it will not fit then it can be checked free of charge and without counting toward for checked baggage allowance.
If you have any problems ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO). CROs are specially trained in the requirements of, and are required to be available by, the Air Carrier Access Act.
If it will fit under a seat, or in the overhead bin, it can be carried on and will not count toward your carry-on allowance. It doesn't matter that it is larger than the published carry-on size restrictions.
If it will not fit then it can be checked free of charge and without counting toward for checked baggage allowance.
If you have any problems ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO). CROs are specially trained in the requirements of, and are required to be available by, the Air Carrier Access Act.
Jan 22, 2018, 10:23 pm
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 38,417
Those 2 inches would be a problem on aircraft with bins meant to put your bags in sideways.
Jul 16, 2018, 6:53 am
#18
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 46
The term to use with airline personnel is "medical assistance device".
If it will fit under a seat, or in the overhead bin, it can be carried on and will not count toward your carry-on allowance. It doesn't matter that it is larger than the published carry-on size restrictions.
If it will not fit then it can be checked free of charge and without counting toward for checked baggage allowance.
If you have any problems ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO). CROs are specially trained in the requirements of, and are required to be available by, the Air Carrier Access Act.
If it will fit under a seat, or in the overhead bin, it can be carried on and will not count toward your carry-on allowance. It doesn't matter that it is larger than the published carry-on size restrictions.
If it will not fit then it can be checked free of charge and without counting toward for checked baggage allowance.
If you have any problems ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO). CROs are specially trained in the requirements of, and are required to be available by, the Air Carrier Access Act.
Jul 16, 2018, 6:54 am
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 46
The term to use with airline personnel is "medical assistance device".<br /><br />If it will fit under a seat, or in the overhead bin, it can be carried on and will not count toward your carry-on allowance. It doesn't matter that it is larger than the published carry-on size restrictions.<br /><br />If it will not fit then it can be checked free of charge and without counting toward for checked baggage allowance.<br /><br />If you have any problems ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO). CROs are specially trained in the requirements of, and are required to be available by, the Air Carrier Access Act.
Jul 16, 2018, 8:13 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MBS/FNT/LAN
Programs: UA 1K, HH Gold, Mariott Gold
Posts: 9,630
Leaving this Weds. and was wondering what the chances are of "asking" when I check in if I could bring my case for my dialysis machine to the gate and have them take it from there and put into the cargo hold. Less chance of them banging it around behind the scenes and also less chance of it ending up in a different state by mistake.
YMMV
Good luck, and remember. If there is a hiccup, loss or damage, talk to your dialysis provider. They have systems in place to help you with travel.
Jul 16, 2018, 9:49 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1,620
I am an Emergency Room Physician and I a few years back had a patient present to ER after the TSA at their home airport confiscated their APD (automated peritoneal dialysis) because it tested positive in their bomb sniffing machine for explosives because of the iodine used in the process, heck the patient told me that patient was lucky to travel at all after the machine beeped.
As the patient's dialysis center was not part of the major dialysis chains they were unable to help the patient and without having a prescription from the patient's physician none of the local dialysis centers would help the patient either, so the patient came to the ER to see if we could help.
I gave the patient a prescription and upon the hospital routine follow the next day, it was reported back that a dialysis center near the patients hotel hooked up the patient once the patient had my script, so be aware, that even if the airline cooperates, TSA may not.
As the patient's dialysis center was not part of the major dialysis chains they were unable to help the patient and without having a prescription from the patient's physician none of the local dialysis centers would help the patient either, so the patient came to the ER to see if we could help.
I gave the patient a prescription and upon the hospital routine follow the next day, it was reported back that a dialysis center near the patients hotel hooked up the patient once the patient had my script, so be aware, that even if the airline cooperates, TSA may not.