How can you fly, you are in a wheelchair!

Like most of you I take vacations that require me to fly. I do get asked often "but how do you get on the airplane"? Well it isn't really magic. I make arrangements ahead of time to use an airport isle chair. For those unfamiliar this comfortable looking machinery is an aisle chair. designed to get down the spacious walk way of an commercial plane. You give up your expensive personal chair and get strapped into this baby and escorted to your seat.                                                                                                             Also, and you may have your own preference, will want to pick which seat you want to spend your flight in. I like the window seat because it saves you being straddled by people when they need to use the restroom during the flight, and you happen to be in their way.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           I like to fly out of smaller airports because security is more manageable than the colossal air hubs with the sometimes cranky TSA agent who will be "patting you  down". Sometimes though, it just makes sense (financially) to fly out of a larger airport.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Like most people you may have a preference in airlines. Lately, there have been major issues with Delta,and United Airlines. I personally choose to fly regional carriers when traveling trough the continental U.S. ( like Alaska Air , Hawaiian Air , or Southwest Airlines). They seem to have better customer service than the larger counterparts. Traveling internationally, it is better to check the reviews and go with one you find is best in your area (Lufthansa, Emerites Air, and Virgin Atlantic have pretty good ratings on dealing with disabled passengers).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         By and large, flying with a disability can be challenging, but with preparation it makes traveling long distances easier, and more convenient than other forms of travel.