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03-25-2008, 01:13 PM | #1 | |||
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For anyone who travels with a wheelchair, scooter or other disability equipment, including oxygen and service animals, there is a new, fantastic alternative to commercial airlines! This group hopes to be up and running this summer and I hope to be among their first clients!
The fares are at or below commercial rates and this is a sponsored, non-profit organization. The coolest thing is that they are very mindful about proper care for our expensive, fragile equipment. Check it out! http://www.iflymat.org/index.html
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03-25-2008, 01:23 PM | #2 | |||
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Thats awesome! I was just complaining about this the other day! I already saved them into my favorites!
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03-25-2008, 01:39 PM | #3 | |||
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That's so awesome, only bad thing I see for me, there 9 of us. We couldn't fly together.
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03-25-2008, 01:42 PM | #4 | |||
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Seriously, this made me cry. Jim and I stopped flying when his electric wheelchair was broken beyond repair. This is when we bought our first conversion van and have hit the pavement since then. One of Jim's wishes to to travel to Hawaii and I hate that our fear is the loss of his "legs", so we put that dream away. Even though they don't go that far or maybe they do...something I have to go research. Either way, this is very cool!
Is it possible this can happen? I have butterflies in my tummy. Thanks for posting Cindy.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kitty (03-26-2008) |
03-25-2008, 02:27 PM | #5 | |||
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We had 8 in our family and my parents split us up deliberately with each of them, some jibber jabber about being easier to control us.
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03-25-2008, 02:46 PM | #6 | ||
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This is so cool! I would love to be able to vacation with my mom in some of the places she used to love to visit! This would make it so much easier. We flew her for an emergency trip to Boston last year but it was very difficult and very nervewracking. Think of me deadlifting my mom into and out of an airplane seat. Not a pretty sight. The people who are developing this idea are angels!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | AfterMyNap (03-29-2008), SandyC (03-25-2008) |
03-25-2008, 10:16 PM | #7 | ||
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03-25-2008, 10:21 PM | #8 | |||
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"angel"... my butt.
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03-25-2008, 10:45 PM | #9 | |||
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This is really cool! It's about time someone finally came up with this idea! I wonder how long they will be able to fund this!
I love it! Gee, maybe I can get my lazy butt retired airline husband to fly for this company! LOL!
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03-26-2008, 07:43 AM | #10 | |||
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Oh we have never done charter, only commercial.
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