Traveling on Southwest with ultralight wheelchair

[Judyat]

Any suggestions would be appreciated. The ultalight wheelchair is light and the wheels can pop off but it does not fold up. Just don't want anything to happen to it. Wondering how others have traveled by air with their wheelchairs.

 

[Kaytie]

Best source is Southwest's own website.

 

[Tiggerish]

I have a power chair and have made 6 round trips (with layovers it has been on and off the plane more than 22 times). All of those were on Southwest and I have never had a problem and my chair has never been damaged. I do take off the headrest, foot plate and joy stick, put in bag and take onto plane. Southwest will have you board first, let you take the chair all the way down the walkway to the door of the plane. If needed they will meet you with an aisle chair for you to transfer to and wheel you to a seat.