Revolve Air, a travel wheelchair that can fold to cabin-luggage size, is now available for preorders on Kickstarter at a cost of $4,999. Its future retail price is estimated at $7,500, although it ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has taken a monumental step towards ensuring dignified air travel for passengers who use wheelchairs. Announced by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, this ...

United Airlines has announced a new digital sizing tool designed to help customers with wheelchairs find the best flights to accommodate their personal mobility device. In 2023, United and United ...

The convertible seat folds down to make room for a wheelchair to be secured in place. Delta Flight Products In a bid to make air travel more accessible, Delta has developed a new convertible seat that ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP)– U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking to improve the quality of air travel for persons using wheelchairs. A newly proposed rule would make airlines more ...

John Morris of WheelchairTravel.org said his chair is regularly dinged and damaged in airplane baggage holds. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Morris In contrast to the requirements imposed on bus lines ...

United Airlines has launched a new digital tool on its app and united.com that makes it easier for customers who use wheelchairs to find flights that can best accommodate the specific dimensions of ...

Passengers with disabilities have described harrowing problems during air travel, including bungled security screenings, risky transfers onto planes, and lost and damaged wheelchairs. Their plight has ...

In December of 2024 the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) under outgoing President Joe Biden strengthened a rule protecting passengers traveling by air who require the use of a wheelchair. The ...

Anne Marie Jones, a 72-year-old solo traveler, uses a wheelchair due to spina bifida. One in four Americans has a disability, and many face significant hurdles with accommodations when traveling.