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Old 10th May 2011, 15:54
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Chele
 
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traveling with a disabled passenger

My wife and I regularly fly internationally. My wife is a paraplegic and requires a wheelchair to move about.

We usually fly Continental Airlines (AMS to IAH to SAL, and back) and have found Continental cabin crew to be most professional when dealing with my wife's disability. I am interested in best practices, not only from a cabin crew perspective but that of a disabled passenger as well.

As cabin crew, is there any advice that anyone would like to share, so that I can not only make sure that my wife's travels are comfortable but that the cabin crew are not overly-occupied with my wife. I notice that, especially on busy flights, even the best cabin crew can sometimes get frustrated and stressed. I want to make everyone's flight the most pleasant.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
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