Hot take: I was wrong about needing a wheelchair on flights

Tbh I spent years insisting I had to gate check my chair because I thought the aisle chairs were degrading and unsafe. Then last March at LAX, a Southwest agent talked me into trying their aisle chair to get to my seat. I realized I had been making things harder on myself and the airline staff by fighting it. My chair got handled way worse when I gate checked it, and the aisle chair took five minutes tops. I also found out you can request aisle chair assistance when booking, which I never knew. Has anyone else had a moment where they changed their mind about a disability access thing like this?

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luna5892mo ago

But what if you need to use the restroom mid-flight?

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derek_ramirez2mo ago

Wait, are you asking about space flights or just normal plane rides?

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