Flights

My husband and I love to travel. I have mobility issues and use a quad cane. My husband uses an upright walker. He is schedules for reverse shoulder replacement. We get around airports fine via walker and know how to make things work on cruises and private excursions. What help is there for us in pulling luggage from the conveyer or putting luggage in the overhead compartment?

If I travel on an airplane, and I use a walker sometimes and a cane sometimes, so want to take them with me to the place I am going. Do I check both in before I board the plane? and go in a wheelchair? and upon departing the plane do they again assist me to luggage and or other area to grab luggage and the cane/walker? I will be traveling with my husband who is mobility abled, where I have to use a cane (short distance) use my walker for further distance, just thinking about this, for future, travel thinking ahead, as we travel by car right now, have not traveled on plane in my present circumstance thanks for any help

From a member of our community:

I have a spinal cord injury where I can stand or sit for very limited amounts of time. I am trying to research transportation options where I can lay flat whether by air travel or car rides with a paid driver. In the past, I have bought 3 airline seats in order to lay down on certain routes, mainly Southwest, but wondering if anyone has advice here.

Can anyone recommend domestic airlines that allow you to lay flat (probably only business or first class), or transportation companies you can hire for long rides where you can lay down?

Thanks everyone!

I have a spinal cord injury where I can stand or sit for very limited amounts of time. I am trying to research transportation options where I can lay flat whether by air travel or car rides with a paid driver. In the past, I have bought 3 airline seats in order to lay down on certain routes, mainly Southwest, but wondering if anyone has advice here.

Can anyone recommend domestic airlines that allow you to lay flat (probably only business or first class), or transportation companies you can hire for long rides where you can lay down?

Thanks everyone!