Many old people usually have little problem walking at home. The main purpose of buying electric wheelchairs is to travel. Can electric wheelchairs be brought on the plane? Today, let's talk about the specification of wheelchair on the plane.
First of all, you should know that the wheelchair must be checked on the plane, and boarding in a wheelchair is not allowed, because the battery on the electric wheelchair is a risky item. Of course, you will be replaced with a special cabin wheelchair after you get on the plane.
At present, the batteries of electric wheelchairs are mainly divided into lead-acid batteries and lithium batteries. The hydrochloric acid in lead-acid batteries belongs to putrefaction, which can neither be brought on the plane nor checked in.
Lithium batteries are more complicated. According to the rules, lithium batteries can only carry small ones (such as rechargeable treasure and batteries in mobile phones) and can not be checked in. However, electric wheelchairs are medical devices, and the aviation administration also has special rules for them:
Capacity requirements for lithium battery wheelchair: the additional power of the battery shall not exceed 300wh. If it is necessary to be driven by two batteries, the additional power of any one of these batteries shall not exceed 160wh. At the same time, it can carry another spare battery with an additional power of no more than 300wh or two spare batteries with an additional power of no more than 160wh.
Therefore, as long as the capacity of lithium battery meets the requirements, they can get on the plane.