Traveling Overseas--overnight flight?

I know to get adapters for foreign current, but what does one do on an overnight flight (that is if you can sleep on a plane for 10 hrs. sitting up straight?).........just a thought?

Any ideas? Or just hope for the best for one night?

Tcs....

Gailzee,
To use a cpap on board it must be approved by the airline, You must have a Dr. that they may contact . It must be self powered or battery powered and not be dependent on the aircraft power.

All this means you must plan ahead. Contact the airline customer service with all this information.

Here is a link to a system that meets all of these requirements AND recharges on board the aircraft.

http://www.episteme-software.com/cpap.html

Happy Landings,

Chris

--how can we use a battery back up en flight?
Anyone done this?
I can't sleep at home too well, on a plane it's a 2 ambien night. But for the long overnight non stop flight, I usually can get 4-5 hrs. I can just imagine when someone unwraps a hose/and hooks up on a plane? Should b something........................
getting thru the security is bad enuf.
ha.
txs

chrisp wrote:Gailzee,
To use a cpap on board it must be approved by the airline, You must have a Dr. that they may contact . It must be self powered or battery powered and not be dependent on the aircraft power.

All this means you must plan ahead. Contact the airline customer service with all this information.

Here is a link to a system that meets all of these requirements AND recharges on board the aircraft.

http://www.episteme-software.com/cpap.html

Happy Landings,

Chris

Chrisp, really helpful info..thanks!

Gailzee,

Take a look at:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/89

This should last you 8 hours. It's a little heavy but it's small and a Gel Cell type battery(airlines tend to like this type...why...safety I'm sure). I agree though, call the airline first and be persistant. It is sometime hard to get the right person or the right answer.

ICP

Here is a quote from Deltas web site.

"Oxygen Concentrators and CPAP machines may be carried but not operated during the flight"
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Quantas says: need to be able to use my medical equipment inflight, is this possible?
Clearance is normally required when any piece of medical equipment has to be connected to the aircraft's power supply, and in most cases charges apply. Some battery-operated devices (eg Nebuliser, CPAP machine) do not require medical clearance.

However, not all battery or electrically powered equipment can be used onboard so check with Qantas first.
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Southwest : Other assistive devices, such as walkers, canes, crutches, CPAP machines, etc., that can be stowed in compliance with the FAA safety regulations, will be given priority onboard stowage and will not be counted toward your one carryon plus one personal item limit.

If an assistive device cannot be stored safely in the cabin, we will transport it in the cargo compartment.

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US Air:Assistive devices such as portable ventilators or CPAP machines that are used during flight must have their own power source. Aircraft power sources may not be used for assistive devices.

Contact US Airways Reservations for more information about assistive devices
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I'll post more as I find them.

Chris

that looks like a lot better and cheaper alternative than the do-it-yourself one with the iGo Juice adapter setup. I am wondering if insurance would reimburse wholy or partially for this if is a required part of your job to do a lot of airline traveling with long flights?

There is also the new AEIO CPAP that has its own self-contained battery, but there are not showing a price on the unit yet or the battery. I think it is still not available.