You've told the airline about your wheelchair and battery. You've sent the specifications. Then a different member of the airline's staff gives you conflicting instructions.
That's what one tabifolk member has been dealing with ahead of a Malaysia Airlines trip from Australia to Japan. They turned to the community for advice, and members offered suggestions for preparing for check-in. Their manual wheelchair and power-assist battery are now noted on the booking, but the airline still hasn't guaranteed battery acceptance. Have you travelled with similar equipment on Malaysia Airlines?
Read the Malaysia Airlines discussion and share your experience
Help a fellow traveller
Have you been somewhere or tried something that could help with these questions? You don't need to have every answer. A detail from your own experience is welcome.
Where would you eat in central Málaga? A couple visiting for the Christmas lights in December will be staying on Plaza de la Constitución. One will use a rented mobility scooter and the other a rented power chair. Do you know a nearby restaurant they could both get into?
Recommend a restaurant in Málaga
Can a rollator make forest paths more comfortable? A member in Scotland would like to get back to gentle walks, but bumps jolt through their rollator into their hands. A beach rollator was suggested, though they're concerned it would still be too bumpy. Have you found a model or adaptation that helps on uneven ground?
Share your rollator experience on rough paths
Have you stayed in a wheelchair-accessible hotel in Montevideo? A couple are visiting Buenos Aires and Montevideo in January, and one uses a power wheelchair. Two detailed Buenos Aires hotel reviews from power wheelchair users have been shared in the thread. Could you recommend somewhere in Montevideo?
Learn from other travellers
These discussions have practical suggestions you might find useful for your own plans.
Choosing plane seats when you're helping a companion. A parent planning a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Japan asked about seating for them and their son. Members suggested looking at the distance to the toilet and whether seat dividers could make it harder to reach each other. A useful reminder to check the exact cabin layout, not just the seat numbers.
Read members' advice on choosing plane seats
Planning a visit to the Osaka sumo tournament. For anyone considering next March's tournament, a member has explained booking wheelchair seats by phone and attending with a companion. Read their advice as a starting point, then confirm current booking arrangements with the organiser before making plans.
Read the Osaka sumo wheelchair-seat discussion
New faces
New members are planning trips with mobility scooters, visiting Parc Astérix with children and looking ahead to Portugal, Sicily and Turkey. Do any of those plans sound familiar?
Meet the travellers in the Introductions group
Thanks for being part of tabifolk. Whether you have a question or something useful to share from a recent trip, you're welcome to join in. Know someone who might enjoy these conversations? Feel free to pass this on.