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Curious as to your opinion John of which accommodation between this and DFC's might make it first onto planes?

I love the fact that flying might be more accessable....i am a quad. I need a companion seat beside me....especially during landing. Across the aisle won't work. We currently would drive for days in order to avoid wheelchair flights, which ALWAYS damage my wheelchair and/or lose parts (security take off for inspection & "forget" to put back on...sonetimes they are sent on a different flight elsewhere) Is there a hope to be able to leave functioning batteries in the chair to change tilt degree & avoid pressure sores on long flights?

Thanks for the video. On transatlantic flights, that cabin tends to be business class. Also, how would you use a food tray or in-flight entertainment system? I think the Delta Airlines system would be better for me as a manual chair user..still issues about getting down the aisle.

This looks similar to what paratransit uses and could be used with some manual wheelchairs. My nightmare on paratransit is the jostling that occurs on uneven road surfaces. I am concerned that the wheelchair would not be stable during turbulence.

If the securements are rugged enough for turbulence then this is a good start but definitely items need a companion seat either next to or directly across the aisle.

A suggestion would be to be able to use the 2 seats behind and then give them the chair to store below. The benefit is that I don't need to transfer onto the aisle chair and be handled twice. This would be my option or move the space over a bit so a spouse or caregiver can sit next to you aiding when needed.

Promising but would only work if the wheelchair has a place to attach hooks, not all power chairs can be secured that way. But at least the chair does not have to be surrendered to baggage handlers so there’s a lower risk of damage to the chair from mishandling. More interested in the airlines getting companion friendly accessible washrooms on ALL planes.

This is promising. I would like to see wheelchair spaces come in pairs though. A single space may restrict couples, who may both be power wheelchair users, from travelling together.

This would be revolutionary! And LONG overdue. My husband and I cannot wait to fly this way and regain our dignity and love for travel! Thanks for making this video! ❤

Good grief no thank you

What I see here is progress, but not a scalable solution. I doubt hundreds of hurried Delta passengers will be willing to wait for the time it takes to convert the chair. Add on the time it would take to park/lock. I know this wasn't your chair, but I lived in NYC for many years and even the lock system on the bus wasn't ideal. The wheelchair passenger then becomes the focus of an already tense traveling public. They should lose the closet or reconfigure the galley to make a more open space with a safety bar or something that drops overhead like a rollercoaster given the turbulence issues these days.

Please refer to the Canadian accessible transportation regulations, which addresses some of the concerns I heard through this discussion - laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2019-244/index.html

As this is demo im sure they will take into consideration that wheelchairs also have there own headrests so something they could remove from with everything else. They shouls also demo this with a range of electric wheelchairs especially bigger ones

it's cool that they are catching up with Singapore and Japan!

Is this the only one they have?

Omg❤ that's sooo much for showing this video. I am in a wheelchair and travel out the country a lot.

Ok so traveling with my wheelchair for the first time tips suggestions? Should I just watch them the whole time?

At the arrival station it was a third party helping you out. He is supposed to wear a yellow reflective vest. Also dont know why he put the plate inbetween the big ramp. As if he doesnt know ehat hes doing😂

Motorcycles on sidewalks... We have the same problem in Iran; sometimes we go on the streets beside cars! 🤦🏻‍♂

Hay alguna fecha para comercialización y sobre qué aerolíneas estaría montado?

I just got back from vacation and they scratched my brand new chair up. It just pisses me off the way they throw stuff around.

A great idea, i could fly everywhere, thanks

What airline and airport?

I want this end. Wheelchair in cabin is possible now

Where is the passenger seat belt for takeoff and landing. How many such seats would be on each plane? Is the seat next to this space for a regular passenger, since seat cushions were stored under it? I wonder how much maneuvering room would there actually be on a real plane? How much room would flight attendants have to prepare the seat? How heavy are the components. Will females and shorter men be able to transform the seating area? How will wheelchair users access the toilet? A lot more work needs to be done on this prototype before it is truly ready for use. What about manual wheelchair and rollator users?

Thank you for this video. It was nice to see it’s accessible in many areas❤

Looks great with a simple Quickie PWC with a low back but what about a CRT grade Permobil F5/Quantum/etc?

And about time too! Air travel is such a traumatic and often embarrassing time for a disabled wheelchair user. Well done, keep up the good work. Although, that is a rather small powered wheelchair. My husband's chair is huge, it would stick out a lot more than that. It's wider and higher too! Would also have been better to actually see it positioning into an actual cabin, where there is far less room for maneuver!!!

Fascinating discussion!

The reason most people who use wheelchairs fly with a companion is that the onboard facilities are generally incompatible with people who are otherwise completely independent outside an aircraft. It reminds me of a meeting I attended about upgrading tram stops so that people with wheelchairs could board the trams. There was significant community opposition because there would be a negative effect on on-street parking. One community member objected, saying "why are we doing this? Nobody in a wheelchair rides the tram anyway". Really? Of course they don't because they can't get on.

Such a great idea. Still the challenge of not using an aisle chair to access the seat, but you are in the good direction!

I'd like to see it work in a real world setting not a mocked up stage. I appreciate the thought and effort but I don't see it being practical. They would be giving up the space of 2 or more seats for one chair.

That's a very small wheelchair you are using. Much smaller than what many people have. I wonder what their size limits are? Also, you're sitting very upright. Does this system allow for the chair back to recline at all?

Wow! It would fab to take our chairs into the cabin. Driving challenges of the day aside, I'm wondering how there will be enough space to manoeuvre in a plane. In this demo you have A LOT of space around you.

Looks fantastic, been hoping for someting like this for a long time! Just hoping that there will be enough space for a mid wheel powered chair as they tend to be a bit longer.

So is it wheelchair accessible ?

I seen just ONCE they have a machine that will lift the chair (this is in the USA) I only seen it once and its the ONLY time my chair didnt have no damage. The ramp workers need to treat chairs like its for them!

I was just denied flying by Alaska Airlines because my chair is over their 33 inch maximum height. It is a specialty seating power chair and does not fold down.

Disgrace

Very brave

Does anyone know if there is a video somewhere of how they secure it into the cargo hold?

What is the address?

Rant: Yall need some SERIOUS training on handling the disabled "independence." Their wheelchairs allow them their independence and yall have NO training on proper handling. You DO NOT pick up these heavy electric chairs by the joystick, arm rests NOR feet plates. They break! EASILY! And take forever to get fixed. To pick these chairs up, there are 4 loop hooks at each corner on bottom of chair. 2 in the front and 2 in the back. USE THOSE TO LIFT CHAIR OR GRAB FROM UNDER CHAIR BASE. STOP GRABBING THE MOST FRAGILE PIECES TO LIFT A 200 TO 400 POUND CHAIR THAT THE DISABLED DEPEND ON FOR INDEPENDENCE GET TRAINED & ACTUALLY GIVE A DAMN!

I miss Philippines A340

That was a spirit A319

For a bit of disability solidarity, it would be helpful to make subtitled videos more accessible to visually impaired travelers. One way to do this would be to include the subtitle text in the video description.

what a cool spotting place! Nice video!

This is so good. what drives You to Do better at something? #love xd

The wheelchair was not occupied. How does the occupant go up & down? Also, I was applying to post graduate studies in Tokyo ( Waseda, 100's of courses in English and Seigo, major folklore uni in Japan, my degree is in Folklore} The communication stopped when I requested accessibility info. Are there vids about Tokyo accessability that you will be posting. I have found some but they do not show "common places" rather popular places Thanks for your vids. most illuminating.

I wonder if it might be less that, " In a video taken earlier this year at Miami International Airport, it appears that American Airlines baggage handlers haven't received that training." and be more that they didn't care enough to follow, or even remember, that training.