Guide to Flying with an Oxygen Concentrator

Guide to Flying with an Oxygen Concentrator

When traveling by air with the need for oxygen, it’s important to be aware of specific guidelines set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). While portable oxygen tanks and liquid oxygen are not permitted on airplanes, the FAA does allow the use of portable oxygen concentrators. If you rely on oxygen therapy during flights, ensuring you have an FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrator is essential for a seamless travel experience.

In a continuing effort to educate oxygen users about traveling and flying with oxygen, we’ve created this guide to assist in planning your next flight. By planning well, you can ensure that you can have an enjoyable and successful trip.

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Flying With a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Hawaiian Airlines

Flying With a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Hawaiian Airlines

If you’re planning on flying with Hawaiian Airlines with a portable oxygen concentrator, there are a few things you’ll need to know before the day of your flight. Just like all other commercial airlines, they have the ability to allow approved portable oxygen concentrators on board their flights, for those who have a medical need for them.

They have the health and safety in mind for you, as well as all of their other passengers, which is why they have their own set of rules for bringing them aboard. You’ll need to follow these rules, so you won’t hit any snags in your travel, and also, to make sure your oxygen needs are properly met while you take your vacation.

Even though all of our portable oxygen concentrators are approved for use on commercial flights by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), commercial airlines can still decide which ones they approve. Here is a list of our available portable oxygen concentrators, that are approved by Hawaiian Airlines, specifically:

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Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Airlines in Canada

Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Airlines in Canada

Taking a flight from the United States to anywhere in the world is possible with our selection of FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrators, as well as a popular most Canadian airlines. You won’t need to be left behind, as long as your doctor is able to prescribe you use of one of the approved portable oxygen concentrators, and if you follow the few simple requirements for bringing a portable oxygen concentrator aboard a Canada airline flight.

The requirements can differ from one airline to another, and not all FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrators will be approved to be used in flight on all airlines. Most airlines do allow most well-known FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrators, though. They can approve or deny the use of any FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrator at their discretion, but if it’s on the approved list, you will be able to bring it with you.

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Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Frontier Airlines

Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Frontier Airlines

You don’t need to let your need for oxygen therapy stop you from traveling to the Bahamas and back with your loved one, or prevent you from crossing the country quickly and easily to meet your new grandchild or niece, or nephew. Our portable oxygen concentrators that are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration have been found to be safe for use on an airplane, and are already approved to fly anywhere to or from the United States.

Frontier is one such airline that allows many different models of portable oxygen concentrators on board their flights. Even though a portable oxygen concentrator might be FAA approved, it doesn’t mean every airline will allow every FAA-approved POC on their flights. Most of them are approved, however, as long as you meet a few simple requirements before boarding your flight. Like all other airlines, Frontier has its own set of rules for using a portable oxygen concentrator on their flights.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Southwest

Flying with a Portable Concentrator on Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is one of the most popular airlines, and like all other airlines, they have its own set of rules and requirements for using and bringing a portable oxygen concentrator on board one of their flights. They also have a list of FAA-approved portable oxygen units they will allow on a flight.

Approved portable oxygen concentrators have been found by the Federal Aviation Administration to be safe for use on an airplane, as per the cabin pressure and the machine’s operational levels, as well as battery usage and other workings of the unit. These FAA-approved POCs allow you to leave the country while using oxygen therapy. You don’t need to miss out on that family vacation to Hawaii because you need to use prescribed oxygen. The FAA approves all of American Medical’s available portable oxygen concentrators.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Concentrator on American Airlines

Flying with a Portable Concentrator on American Airlines

Portable oxygen concentrators make it easy for you to go wherever you want to go. Our selection of portable oxygen concentrators are all approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. This means they are all approved to be safely used on any flight going to or from United States soil. This doesn’t mean that every airline has to accept every FAA-approved POC.

American Airlines does its best to accommodate those who have special medical needs on board their flights. Like most airlines, they do not allow compressed or liquid oxygen tanks on board, because these are considered to be hazardous materials, and are deemed unsafe to be used on an airplane.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Delta Airlines

Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Delta Airlines

Most big airlines want to accommodate everyone to the best of their abilities, from those in wheelchairs to oxygen therapy patients. Since all of our portable oxygen concentrators are already approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, they are authorized to be taken onboard a commercial flight going to or coming from the United States. These approved portable oxygen concentrators have been found to deliver oxygen to their prescribed user efficiently and are safe to bring on board a plane.

One major airline that welcomes those with FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrators is Delta Airlines. However, even though the FAA approves a portable oxygen concentrator, it doesn’t mean every airline has to allow it on board their flights. Their regulations and requirements for bringing them along vary from airline to airline. Until October 1st, 2009, Delta offered in-flight compressed oxygen to oxygen therapy patients.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on United Airlines

Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on United Airlines

Major airlines are always working to make sure that anyone can use them to travel to where they need to go and make accommodations for those with disabilities or certain medical requirements. Thankfully, they often do allow portable oxygen concentrators that have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Portable oxygen concentrators that have been approved by the FAA can be allowed on a commercial flight going to or from the United States, but each airline is not required to allow them.

One great airline used by many people is United Airlines. Just like any other airline, you will need to call ahead of time to let them know that you will need to bring a portable oxygen concentrator onboard with you, to be used during the flight.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Virgin Airlines

What to do When Flying with an Oxygen Concentrator on Virgin Airlines

The main reason portable oxygen concentrators exist is to allow oxygen therapy patients to be able to travel anywhere in the world while receiving the oxygen therapy they need. All of our portable models have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for use onboard any commercial flight, with a starting or endpoint in the United States.

This doesn’t mean that every airline has to accept the oxygen concentrator on its flights, and they have to be approved for travel by the airline itself. One such airline that does accept the most portable oxygen concentrators is Virgin Airlines.

Just like with any airline, there are a few steps you will need to take before you can come on board with your portable oxygen concentrator. First, you will need to call Virgin’s customer service desk to book your flight, and before booking, you will need to tell them that you need to use your portable oxygen concentrator during the flight.

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Tips for Flying with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on JetBlue

Flying with a Portable Concentrator on JetBlue Airlines

It’s wonderful that portable oxygen concentrators that were approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can be used on flights going to or from the United States. This means that these portable oxygen concentrators have been found to be safe for the user, as well as for everyone else on board the airplane, in any normal flight situation. You can rest assured that all of the portable oxygen concentrators sold by American Medical meet the requirements and have been approved by the FAA.

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