ryanair and c pap

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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on May 26, 2013 at 20:36

It's a tough one to answer Dennis, as there are still no hard and fast rules at our UK airports.  I have always managed fine with different airlines by having the CPAP Luggage Tag attached to my equipment.  I do carry a letter from the hospital, but have never been asked to show it.  However, some people have had problems so to play safe you should ring them for advice.  I wrote a blog on travelling with CPAP http://www.sleepapnoeablog.com/travelling-on-holidaysvacations-trip... and we also had a long discussion on the forum a while back about this http://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/forum/topics/airport-hand-baggage-allo...

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on May 27, 2013 at 19:34

See http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/can-i-bring-my-cpap-machine-on-...

I suggest you print out a copy and take it with you :)

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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on May 27, 2013 at 20:16

Well spotted Jonathan, and a sign that at last the airlines are taking notice.

Jonathan said:

See http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/can-i-bring-my-cpap-machine-on-...

I suggest you print out a copy and take it with you :)

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Permalink Reply by simon howlett on May 29, 2013 at 22:11

hi all

i have recently travelled with ryanair to spain and took my machine with me, i carried it in the standard ResMed bag with no tags on

prior to travel i called the airline special assistance line, really easy to deal with i have to say and i was expecting the worst

basically you give them your flight numbers or booking number, go through some security questions to confirm its your booking, they then issue you with a a standard letter that gives you exemption to travel with the machine on flights as an extra to your 1 piece of hand luggage, they email this and you just print it out and take it with you

i also had a letter from my sleep clinic stating that i needed the machine, think this is just a standard letter also

i was stopped at the gate both times as i was obviously carrying 2 pieces of hand luggage, but as soon as i showed the letter from ryanair they waved me on through, i was not stopped at any other point, question was asked at security but i replied it was medical equipment and was waved through without showing letters

on a furthur point if you travel regularly you can obtain a letter from ryanair and exemption letter that covers you for 6 months, all you need is have your passport to hand when you call them as they need passport number etc

hope this helps

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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on May 29, 2013 at 22:43

That's excellent news Simon - thanks for letting us know!

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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on May 29, 2013 at 23:02

Just remembered a 'phone call I got a few months back about someone who was travelling with Thomas Cook and had rang them for advice...... They were told they had to have a medical tag attached to the CPAP bag and also a medical equipment sticker.  The lady asked me where she could get them from, and bearing in mind I'm not aware of such a thing I told her to photocopy the CPAP Luggage Tag she was purchasing from us and stick it on her bag.  These airlines and holiday companies need to have proper rules, and just like the DVLA, it all depends on who they speak to.

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