Heads-Up: Singapore Airlines has changed its CPAP rules.

[backdoc]

I'm flying from Los Angeles to Seoul to Singapore to Thailand on March 7th and chose Singapore Airlines, in part, because of my previous experience with them regarding use of my CPAP during the long flights. On a hunch I sent the airline an email along with my Booking Reference Number to see if they require approval of me and/or my machine for use on board.

Their website https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/t ... formation/ says the following:

"All continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) models can be used on board our flights.

For use during flight, your device must fit under the seat in front of you. If your device is unable to fit under the seat, you may not use it during your flight but you can still carry it on board where it will be stored in the overhead baggage compartment.

Additional restrictions apply if your machine is powered by lithium batteries. Please refer to the general restrictions of the Carriage of Lithium Batteries.

We may not be able to provide inflight power supply on all your flights with us, so your POC device or CPAP machine must use a gel or dry battery that can power it for at least 150% of the flight time. For instance, if your flight is 10 hours long, please have a battery supply of 15 hours."

I got a call from Singapore Airlines today to tell me that the rules had recently changed and that I needed to get a doctor's note saying that I would be using my CPAP onboard and to send them a photograph of my machine so that they could verify that it was FAA approved. The caller also suggested to get to the airport early so that someone from the airline could verify that the machine was FAA approved.


Steve

[khawarafe]

Hi Steve,

Were you able to use aircraft electric power for CPAP on Singapore?

Rgds,
Khawar