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Old 1st Jan 2017, 20:05
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G-MILF
 
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They are short for WCHR, WCHS etc:

WCHR: Passenger who can walk up and down stairs and move about in an aircraft cabin, but requires a wheelchair or other means for movements between the aircraft and the terminal, in the terminal and between arrival and departure points on the city side of the terminal.

WCHS: Passenger who cannot walk up or down stairs, but who can move about in an aircraft cabin and requires a wheelchair to move between the aircraft, in the terminal and between arrival and departure points on the city side of the terminal.

WCHP: Passenger with a disability of the lower limbs who has sufficient personal autonomy to take care of him/herself but who requires assistance to embark or disembark and who can move about in an aircraft cabin only with the help of an onboard wheelchair.

WCHC: Passenger who is completely immobile who can move about only with the help of a wheelchair or any other means and who requires assistance at all times from arrival at the airport to seating in the aircraft, or if necessary, in a special seat fitted to his/her specific needs the process being inverted at arrival.
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