Useful Tips for Air, Train or Cruise Traveling:

Before you start your trip, be organized.  First, choose a carry-on luggage, which is long enough to slide and store underneath your seat across the trailing arms.  Like your carry-on luggage, your check-in luggage should have rollers.  You can also take a spare battery. But first you should get a soft cooler bag, one for a 12 pack.  www.softcoolers.com   These cooler bags are padded and your battery is reasonably well protected during airline transport.

At the airport, when you set up your TravelScoot, stack the second battery on top of the main battery and store the TravelScoot's carrying bag inside the cooler bag. Load it together with the carry-on luggage on the TravelScoot.  If you are traveling alone, tow your check-in suitcase with your left hand and drive to the check-in counter. Drive slowly because you can apply only one brake.

At the check-in, remain seated so that an employee will understand that you have walking problems. It will happen either at the check-in or later on at the gate counter, that you will receive the “Gate delivery” tags for the scooter. Ask for a second tag for the spare battery.

At the security checkpoint, you can usually bypass the waiting crowd, ask for assistance. They ask you whether or not you can stand up. You could remain seated but be aware that you may be subjected to a body search.  To avoid this embarrassing procedure, better stand up and walk the few yards through the x-ray frame. They will perform a security check on your scooter. After you are cleared you can proceed to the gate. Park in the vicinity of the counter.  Disabled persons with their equipment are asked to board before the rest of the passengers.

Drive to the airplane’s door. Store your TravelScoot in the carrying bag and the second battery in the cooler bag; ask for further help with your gear.  After arrival stay seated until most of the passengers are gone.  And then ask the same attendant to assist you in getting your gear returned to the door.  Most of the time it works, but once in a while they deliver the TravelScoot to luggage claim. If this happens, the flight attendant will call for wheelchair assistance to bring you to the claim area.

Have an enjoyable Trip!