The potential problems associated with lung diseases and air travel are well recognised. Most people with lung conditions are now able to safely enjoy the benefits of air travel if they plan their provisions in advance.
In this database, airlines are listed alphabetically, detailing their individual oxygen policies for passengers. Contact details, including website address and Twitter usernames, are provided for you to give feedback directly to the airlines.
airlines found. (183 total)
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Blu Express does not provide oxygen on board their aircraft and does not allow you to carry your own oxygen provisions.
British Airways will no longer be able to provide therapeutic oxygen on short-haul European flights for flights departing on or after 1 February 2018. Customers need to obtain medical clearance for approval of their own therapeutic oxygen provisions. If you are travelling after 1 February 2018, on a short-haul European flight, and require the use of your own portable oxygen cylinder (weighing less than 5kgs) you also need to download and complete the attached form (English only) and return the document with your medical information form to the Passenger Medical Clearance Unit (PMCU).
Passenger Medical Clearance team:
Telephone: +44 (0) 208738 5444
Email: pmcu.pmcu@ba.com
British Airways allow FAA approved POCs on board their aircraft. The POC is included in passengers’ cabin baggage allowance. In order to accommodate this, passengers need to inform when booking the flight. British Airways can only provide oxygen to one passenger per flight so availability may be restricted.
British Airways provides oxygen in flight for medical reasons for no additional charges on long-haul flights. The oxygen must be booked in advance. Oxygen can be provided only to one passenger per flight so availability may be restricted. The medical information form needs to be completed by a passenger and their doctor before British Airways can clear you to travel. Oxygen Service must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of travel. British Airways cannot provide oxygen on the ground at any airports.
Medical information must be provided by the doctor who has been treating the passenger. This is necessary so that British Airways can ascertain fitness to fly, and then take the appropriate actions to arrange the oxygen provision on your flight. Passengers will need to complete part one of British Airways’ MEDIF form and ask their physician to complete part two. Once the form has been sent to their Passenger Medical Clearance Unit the airline will be able to consider the request and inform a passenger whether he/she is fit to fly.
To request oxygen on-board a passenger must call their local British Airways Office.
If you need additional oxygen onboard the aircraft, we can provide this service for a fee. Only bmi regional supplied oxygen bottles may be used onboard our aircraft. We'll require you to complete a medical form to help us plan for your needs throughout the journey.
Passengers requiring oxygen on board have to contact the medical assistance co-ordination service and provide a filled in copy of the medical form, by a treating physician, of the medical clearance form at least 72 hours before departure. he device needs to be approved by the Medical Assistance Co-ordination Service, after the airline is pre-notified at least 48 hours before departure, so Brussels Airlines can accommodate necessary requirements. A treating physician needs to complete the POC Form, which can be found on the Brussels Airlines’ website. When oxygen is also required at airports (before boarding, connecting time and upon arrival), the passengers is responsible to make those arrangements separately.
Brussels Airlines can supply extra oxygen on board (up to 5 lpm). Extra costs for this service need to be paid at least 24h in advance, and a surcharge will apply per bottle (€175/ shorthaul flights; €350/ longhaul flights).
Brussels Airlines will not allow passenger’s own oxygen on board the aircraft. Passengers own oxygen bottles may only be transported empty in the cargo hold for safety reasons.Passengers can use their own (FAA-approved) POC when it is powered by non-spillable batteries. The passenger needs to bring battery power for 150% of the maximum flight duration and the batteries need to be transported in line with IATA dangerous goods regulation.
Bulgaria Air has listed several “categories of passengers” that will not be accepted for carriage on a Bulgaria Air aircraft, this includes passengers who have a respiratory disease sufficient to cause dyspnoea at rest or on very mild exertion. They do allow the carriage of additional oxygen on the aircraft occasionally, if special arrangements are made.
All passengers suffering from serious chronic conditions are required to submit a written authorization from a doctor to certify fitness to fly. In some cases it is necessary to send a written notice bout releasing the airline from liability, related with changes of the passenger’s medical status caused by the air transport. Should the passenger require assistance for moving within the airport, it is provided by the aviation company at no charge
Additional oxygen may be carried on the aircraft if special arrangements are made to allow such passengers to travel. Occasionally, additional oxygen may be carried on the aircraft if special arrangements are made to allow such passengers to travel. Bulgaria air allows passengers to transport a portable oxygen concentrator.
We don’t have an up-to-date policy for this airline. Please use the contact details on the right to speak to the airline directly.
Carpatair does not provide oxygen on board their aircraft and does not allow you to carry your own oxygen on board.
We don’t have an up-to-date policy for this airline. Please use the contact details on the right to speak to the airline directly.
Cimber Air provides oxygen at an additional charge and allow you to use your own oxygen on board their aircraft. A MEDIF form will need to be completed at least 48 hours before your flight. If you are taking your own oxygen, it must not exceed the size regulations of hand luggage (50 x 40 x 25 cm) and weight must not exceed 5 kg.
Cityjet does not allow you to take oxygen on board their aircraft. However, they will allow you to take portable oxygen concentrators on board their aircraft. These include INOGEN One and EVERGO model 900. Please request this service by calling one of the numbers below at least 72 hours before your flight.
We don’t have an up-to-date policy for this airline. Please use the contact details on the right to speak to the airline directly.
We don’t have an up-to-date policy for this airline. Please use the contact details on the right to speak to the airline directly.
We don’t have an up-to-date policy for this airline. Please use the contact details on the right to speak to the airline directly.
Corendon Airlines does not provide oxygen on board their aircraft and does not allow you to carry your own oxygen on board.
Corsairfly does not allow you to take your own oxygen provisions on board their aircraft but they can provide this service at an additional cost of 382 euros per flight. A MEDIF form will need to be completed and submitted at least 10 days before your flight.
A signed (by the accompanying person) “statement on the transport of patient needing medical oxygenation during the flight” is mandatory, together with the incapacitated passenger advice (INCAD) form, as well as a medical clearance form.
The passenger needs to complete a POC and Incapacitated Passenger Advice (INCAD) Form and send them to „Poliklinika Zagreb” for approval and verification. Forms have to be completed by the doctor and sent to „Poliklinika Zagreb” for approval and verification. Afterwards, the forms must be submitted when purchasing the ticket and one copy shall be attached to the passenger ticket, because it must be submitted again during check in. Request special assistance preferably 72 hours prior to departure and no later than 24 hours before departure.
Passengers are not allowed to do bring their own POB on board. Croatia Airlines allows the use of POCs on their flights, after receiving medical and technical clearance from Croatia Airlines. A treating physician has to verify the passenger’s medical needs to use this device on Board. Furthermore, the equipment has to be FAA-approved.
A passenger who requires additional bottled oxygen for breathing during the flight has to travel with an accompanying escort who has been trained to handle the oxygen bottle. who has been trained to handle the oxygen bottle. Each carrier provides its own bottles for its own flight, at a cost of €60 per flight. A (trained) accompanying person is obligatory, the person accompanying the passenger has to be trained to handle the oxygen bottle and he/she has to sign “Statement on the Transport of Patient Needing Medical Oxygenation during the Flight”
Cyprus Airways does not allow you to take your own oxygen on board their aircraft. However, they will provide it at an additional fee of 85 euros per flight. Your oxygen can be reserved when making a booking or at least 72 hours before your flight. Oxygen can be administered at 2 or 4 litres per minute and you will be required to fill out a medical certificate.
Czech Airlines does not allow you to take your own oxygen on board their aircraft. A medical certificate may be required, oxygen has to be ordered when making a booking or reserved at least 48 hours before the flight, by contacting the nearest Czech Airlines Distribution Points or via their Call Centre. The airline will provide oxygen service on flights operated by an ATR 42, A319 and A320 aircraft at an additional charge of €80 per flight/container, with the capacity of 2-2,5 hours, at a flow rate of 2 lpm. At this moment there is no procedure in place for the carriage of POCs. All requests for carriage of medical equipment are made on a case by case basis. Passengers should send an email to the dedicated Point of Contact with the request to carry a POC, detailing the technical characteristics of the device.
In exceptional cases Czech Airlines might refuse to board passenger or/and his/her medical equipment due to safety reasons (provided type of aircraft, its entry/ exit door, technical equipment or narrow space aboard does not allow sufficiently safe transportation).
Passenger with reduced mobility might be required to be accompanied by another person due to safety requirements of emergency procedures.
However, they will provide oxygen at an additional charge. To use a small bottle for 2 hours, at a flow rate of 2 litres per minute, a charge of 50 euros will be incurred. A large bottle can be used for 10 hours at a flow rate of 2 litres per minute, at a charge of 100 euros. Please order oxygen when making a booking or reserve it at least 72 hours before the flight. A medical certificate may also be required.