Visit the British Airways website to confirm if you are required to advise the airline in advance of traveling with your medical equipment. Passengers traveling with portable dialysis machines or who intend to use portable oxygen concentrators or battery-operated nebulisers must advise British Airways before traveling.
Contact British Airways Reservations or the Passenger Medical Clearance Unit to notify the airline that you intend to use medical equipment during a flight. For other medical equipment for use only at a destination, passengers can contact their booking agent to make special arrangements to transport equipment.
Contact the Passenger Medical Clearance Unit to confirm whether your condition requires medical clearance before traveling. Clearance is needed when fitness to travel is in doubt because of an illness, injury, hospitalization, or surgery. It is also needed if a passenger has an existing unstable medical condition, requires special services such as oxygen or the use of medical equipment onboard, and for passengers traveling for medical reasons or treatment.
Complete the MEDIF-POC form available on the British Airways website if traveling with a portable oxygen concentrator. A passenger's medical doctor must complete part of the form, which should be returned to the British Airways Passenger Medical Clearance Unit.
Ensure you have a sufficient supply of batteries for your journey, including time between connecting flights and unexpected delays. Passengers with medical equipment are generally not permitted to use the aircraft's power supply to operate equipment or charge batteries.
Pay for any additional baggage charges at the airport when traveling with medical equipment. In most cases, passengers can travel with medical equipment without additional cost. For some equipment, such as portable dialysis machines, passengers may exceed baggage allowances and may be asked to pay additional baggage charges if they do not contact British Airways before traveling.
