Here we go again...CPAP and airline travel

Nenetx2004 · Post by **Nenetx2004** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:39 am

I know I've seen this on the forum and I should have printed the information out. Didn't someone put a link on the forum to the FAA regulations that states that a CPAP is a medical assistive device and isn't counted as carry on luggage? I promise to print the info and not ask again!

Jeanne

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:57 am

Hi Jeanne,

I know I've seen it also but I can't find it. It might have been on TAS.

Here's a couple links i Googled:

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/20011029.htm

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publicat ... sabled.htm

http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/documents/Acc/disabled.pdf

Hope one of these helps

sinemac · Post by **sinemac** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:15 pm

Here's something:
http://www.tsa.dot.gov/public/interapp/ ... l_1057.xml

The important part (for us) states:

The limit of one carry-on and one personal item (purse briefcase or computer case) does not apply to medical supplies, equipment, mobility aids, and/or assistive devices carried by and/or used by a person with a disability.

That wording is such that it's not clear whether you have to consider OSA to be a disability, but I think it's good enough to make an argument. Maybe print out that webpage and take it with you, just in case you get hassled about it.

Scott

sinemac · Post by **sinemac** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:18 pm

I should have read further:

Disability-related items permitted through the security checkpoint include:...
supplemental personal medical oxygen containers/systems and other respiratory-related equipment and devices

I think we're covered!

Scott

Nenetx2004 · Post by **Nenetx2004** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:38 pm

Thanks! This was exactly the information I was looking for!

Jeanne

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