Demo: Collins Aerospace Wheelchair Securement Space, AIX 2024

John Morris, power wheelchair user and Founder of WheellchairTravel.org, demonstrates the new onboard mobility solution from Collins Aerospace, introduced at the 2024 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.

[@hiddeninnovations]

this s amazing!!! much needed throughout all airlines

[@TheGinchiest]

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! ❤

[@albertoschirmer2219]

Great idea! The seat belt issue must be addressed and the oxygen masks as well

[@rabiagraney7079]

SOOOOOOOO LOGICAL! Thank you

[@moyagray]

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.

[@gassman55]

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.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

It would allow for more secure travel with a standard seatbelt and O2 mask. The drawback is emergency exit as you don't have fast access to your chair.

[@rayjordan3294]

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.

[@jaymoney0212]

I'm just glad they're acknowledging it's a problem the way wheelchair users have to fly...it's ridiculous making us board those tight spaces in that little ass "aisle seat"...I just said i refuse to fly again until they found a way for us to fly with more dignity and this is a start...thank you...👍🏾

[@georgecorcoran5138]

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.

[@jo-anndumont4692]

In Calgary wheelchair hooks are automatically installed on power wheelchairs at some vendor locations when chairs are purchased. I see this as a wheelchair owners responsibility...not the airlines responsibility, although they could require a stand one

[@zuzuspetals9281]

Companion accessible washrooms on the planes is asking them to sacrifice a LOT of passenger seating room.

[@NewZealandSpinalTrust]

Love that real solutions are being created but have a question ... I've yet to see a demo of how a seat belt would be integrated in any of these systems - am I missing something? With recent stories of increasing turbulence encountered on flights, this is a concern ...

[@jo-anndumont4692]

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?

[@AnneBecker-rt8wl]

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.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

Can you imagine how insecure it would be in a crash?

[@SpursExile07]

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.

[@stepsrmyeverest8869]

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

[@Burncity10]

Good for me 😍👨‍🦽

[@QWERTYOP80]

Good grief no thank you

[@zuzuspetals9281]

It doesn't look very safe, does it?