Airline wheelchair newbie

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Hello! A family member recently fractured her foot quite badly and will be using crutches for a while as well as a wheelchair for long distances. We are flying out for our beach vacation in 2 weeks. She will be on Spirit Airlines. What needs to be done so that she can have wheelchair/crutch access on and off the plane. Also any other advice for her while flying or visiting the beach is also welcome and appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
 
Hello! A family member recently fractured her foot quite badly and will be using crutches for a while as well as a wheelchair for long distances. We are flying out for our beach vacation in 2 weeks. She will be on Spirit Airlines. What needs to be done so that she can have wheelchair/crutch access on and off the plane. Also any other advice for her while flying or visiting the beach is also welcome and appreciated.
Thank you in advance!

For the beach, if you want to use a wheelchair, you might have to rent a beach wheelchair that can be used on the sand.

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For airport wheelchair use, go online or call your airline for wheelchair request for departure and arrival. Most airlines have an online section to fill out requesting your needs. For Delta, I make the request when I buy my tickets. You would have to supply your own crutches to get to the departure airport until you can sit in their wheelchair to the departure gate gateway at the door of the plane.
 
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You don’t need to, but it’s helpful to have a note about the wheelchair on her ticket details. You should be able to do that online or by calling Spirit. That just lets them know to expect a chair.

You can either have her stay in the chair until the boarding gate, and gate check the chair, or check the chair like luggage at the ticket counter and ask for an airport chair to get her to the gate. I personally recommend the first option. Use her chair to gate. When you get to your gate, just let the agent know you’re gate checking the chair. They will tag it, and store it in the hold after she boards.

You can ask if there is a closet in the cabin the chair can go in, but that isn’t a sure thing on all flights.

When you arrive, her chair will be just outside the jetway. If check it at the counter, you would pick it up in baggage claim with other over sized items.

As for beach access, that is iffy unfortunately. If you go to a public beach that has staff / lifeguards, ask if they have beach wheelchairs for use. You do not want to take a regular wheelchair onto sand. That will just frustrate everyone involved. Some beaches also have an accessible path to the water, but that is still pretty rare, at least in the states.
 
This is copied from post 15 of the disABILITIES FAQs thread. You can find the thread pinned near the top of this board or follow the link in my signature.

Air Travel Discussion
TSA = Transportation Service Administration and they are in charge of security in airports and in the air.
This is a link to the TSA website: https://www.tsa.gov/
Since they change their links fairly often, I am only linking to the first page. There should always be a link to information about travel with disabilities on that page, or you can use search. They also have information about travel with medications and medical devices on their website.
Also, check into TSA Cares, which is a helpline that can help disabled passengers with information and support for navigating the security process. Some airports offer visits/orientation ahead of your trip or can provide someone to assist the day of the trip.

If possible, take a non-stop flight. A direct flight may sound like it goes directly to your destination without stopping, but direct flights may stop in other cities to pick up passengers before continuing to your final destination. A direct flight is just one where the flight number does not change.
https://travelskills.com/2014/09/30/big-difference-direct-nonstop-flights/
Links to information about Orlando Airport
Orlando Airport website
Orlando Airport - Accessibility information
There is a link on the Accessibility page about Companion Restrooms, including those with adult changing tables.
You will also find a link to maps on both the Accessibility page and the general page.

You will find DME (Disney’s Magical Express) Welcome Center in the Main Terminal, B side on level 1. (more info about DME on post 16). The way to DME is well marked with signs. You will pass the car rental counters and keep going to the end of the terminal building.

Links about air travel in general
This is a link to the general information page for the Air Carrier Access Act.
Air Travel is covered by the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA); it is not covered by the ADA.

This is an old Thread about travel with wheelchair, but it still has a lot of helpful hints.
TSA has instituted new lane arrangements to help streamline the security check process.This is a picture of the security lines at Orlando airport. The wheelchair line is to the far right.
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Air Travel with Disabilities and Special Needs
there is a requirement that liquids (mouthwash, shampoo, etc.) be in bottles of 3 ounces or less and each passenger may not have more of these items than will fit in a 1 quart ziplock bag (available for free at the screening station at many airports).
The 3 ounces requirement does not apply to medications. You need to separate the medication and declare it, but that's not a problem.
Link to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Page titled Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions. That is an index page with links to other information, such as travel with medications, medical devices, disabled service members and children with disabilities.
TSA has a website page about traveling with children.

American Diabetes Association has a good page about travel with diabetes - check out the links

Marie S's Going on an Airplane PEC book

What about Medical Equipment? Does it count as baggage?
As long as it is medical equipment and nothing else is packed with it - it will be counted as medical equipment without charge. With the new charges being added for bags, airlines are giving bags more scrutiny than before. I have heard of people putting a few pieces of their medical equipment into 3 or 4 bags filled with other items and then trying to claim all 3-4 bags as medical. Because of situations like that, airlines are more suspicious of bags claimed as medical. If you have only medical equipment in the bags, you should not have a problem.

Make a list of things you will need and then think about all of the things on your list.
Will you need them all during the flight?
How much/many of each will you need?
What if the flight is delayed?
What will you need soon after arriving?
What if the item gets delayed in arriving to you or gets damaged or lost? How long could you do without it? How difficult would it be to replace?

I would look at each item on your list with those questions. Carry on anything you can't do without for the duration of the flight and at least 8 hours after (longer if you think it would be difficult to replace or if you are arriving late in the day, when getting a hold of someone would be difficult).
Always carry on medication, things that are vital to you and anything that could not be replaced.

What if the airline loses something major? :scared1:
Airlines don't really lose that many pieces of baggage when you consider how much they transport each day. But, you don't want to take any chance on anything that is vital.
For some items, you can carry what you will need for the first 8-12 hours and then have additional supplies shipped to your resort. You should be able to work with your current suppliers to have the items shipped and that way they will be billed the 'normal' way. If your supplier does not have a branch in the Orlando area, they will probably have already dealt with getting stuff to Orlando and should be able to help you.

Can I take an oxygen tank on the plane?
No. You are not allowed to carry an oxygen tank on the plane. Each airline has a little different rules about how they do things, but the oxygen on a plane must be provided by the airline. Some airlines will not provide oxygen, but all do allow personal oxygen concentrators.
All airlines are now required to allow the use of portable oxygen concentrators that have been approved by FAA (subject to various requirements, such as that adequate batteries are brought). See 14 C.F.R. 382.133. (thanks to jsilvers for the clarification).
You will need to work with your current oxygen supplier to set up the oxygen in Orlando. Your current supplier should be able to help with all the respiratory supplies.

Has anyone had their child have a melt-down in flight?
You can't really tell how the child will react until you go. Keep in mind that no matter what happens, you will probably not be the first person that has had a child melt down. And, you may not even be the only one on your flight.
Also keep in mind the things that normally cause meltdowns for your child.
Think about how the child reacts to new things and how you usually prepare them.
With planning, you may be able to avoid the triggers for the most part. And, many of the things that work on the ground will work in the air too.
Sometimes it is recommended to try some medication to calm the child for the flight. If you plan to do this, try it out before your flight. Some people will have a reaction or the medication will have the opposite expected effect on them - you don't want to find that out in flight.
Marie S's Going on an Airplane PEC book may give you some helpful ideas.

What about preboarding?
Some people like to preboard because it gives them an opportunity to get settled before other passengers get on. Others prefer to get on late in the boarding process so they don't have to sit on the plane so long. Depending on your flight/size of plane, you may be on board for close to an hour before take off if you preboard.
Ask the gate agent about preboarding as soon as you get to the gate.

What is gate checking and can I gate check a wheelchair?
Wheelchairs can be gate checked. Ask about this as you check in for your flight. They may give you a gate check tag right away or tell you to check in with the gate agent for gate checking. When you get to the gate, tell the agent there that you want to preboard and ask about gate checking before they start loading. They used to automatically preboard anyone with a wheelchair, but don't always preboard any more unless you ask (some people with disabilities did not want to preboard and felt it discriminated against them to make them preboard).
You will be able to keep your wheelchair until the door of the plane, but wheelchairs are too wide to fit down the aisle. They do have smaller aisle wheelchairs available if you need one (scroll a little farther down for information about aisle chairs).
After getting out of the wheelchair, if there are things that stick out (like cupholders, etc that may be attached) or things that are not screwed or bolted on, it is best to remove and carry them on if you can. My DD's wheelchair seat and back have gel in them, to avoid any problems with them getting too cold or getting pierced during the flight, I remove them and carry them on. Her armrests just lift off, so I lift those off and carry them on too.
I actually carry a large nylon laundry bag to put the wheelchair pieces in after I remove them. The bag folds up very small into a pocket on one of our suitcases and putting things in it helps ensure I have not left anything at the gate. Some people take a picture of the wheelchair with their cell phone or digital camera to prove what condition it was when they left is at the gate. Contrary to popular belief, wheelchairs are not loaded in a separate baggage area; they are packed with other baggage, so damage is possible, although in at least once a year travel for over 20 years, the only damage DD's wheelchair has had was a bent antitip bar.

I've heard that airplanes are required to have space to store one wheelchair on board the plane. How does this work?
All 100 seat or more planes delivered to US airlines since 1992 are supposed to have a closet or alternate FAA approved place to store one folded wheelchair (first come, first serve).
IF the plane has a closet (some airplanes still flying were delivered before that time),
IF your wheelchair can be folded to fit into the area (some are too big)
and IF there is room in the closet when you board, you may put it in the closet/storage area.
Passenger's assistive devices/folded wheelchairs have priority over other over other passengers’ items brought on board at the same airport. If you do not preboard and the space is filled when you get on the plane, then you are out of luck. Even if you preboard, the space may be filled with items brought on by travelers at an earlier stop.

The new Air Carrier Access Act (May 2009) also added this information:
If the wheelchair is too big for the space while fully assembled, but will fit if wheels or other parts can be removed without the use of tools, the carrier must remove the applicable components and stow the wheelchair in the designated space. The other parts must be stowed in the areas for stowage of carry-on luggage.

The closets/stowage areas are usually better suited for 'basic' foldable wheelchairs that will fold and fit into a fairly narrow space. The new guidelines add a size requirement that was not in previously - providing "a space of 13 inches by 36 inches by 42 inches without having to remove the wheels or otherwise disassemble it."
This may be too small for some manual wheelchairs, even if wheels can be popped off.
I have taken DD's wheelchair apart and put it in the on-board storage space, but it really needs to pretty much be totally dis-assembled to fit.

So, if you want to try for on-board storage, ask as soon as you check in, pre-board and be prepared to gate check the wheelchair if it doesn't fit.

Using an Aisle Chair
My DD has CP and can't walk. She also can't sit well in any wheelchair except her own.
She stays in her wheelchair until we board (the one she travels with is a manual wheelchair, but it would work generally the same if we took her power chair).
The wheelchair is taken to the gate right to the door of the plane, where she is transferred into an aisle chair (shown in the pictures below). The chairs from different airlines may look a little different, but the basic design is the same. An aisle chair is basically a very narrow wheelchair that can fit down the aisle of the airplane.
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The wheelchair and aisle chair are parked tight next to each other, brakes locked and belts unfastened.
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The airline staff do a 2 person lift, with one person taking the top half and the other person the legs. They lift DD the short distance from her wheelchair (at the front of the picture) to the aisle chair in the background. Straps are fastened to keep the arms and legs in place and the aisle chair is rolled into the plane.
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The process is repeated in reverse to leave the plane.
My DD gets her wheelchair delivered to the arrival gate when we leave the plane - it is brought right to the door of the plane.
Wheelchairs are put in the plane last and unloaded first, but you may still have to wait until the plane is almost empty before your wheelchair is delivered to the gate. Ask the Flight Attendant to let you know when the wheelchair arrives.
At that point, I usually get off so I can put the wheelchair back together before DH brings DD off the plane.
If you need an aisle chair, they will usually make you wait to get off until all the other passengers have gotten off.

Some people who can ride in an airport wheelchair may choose to get their wheelchair delivered to the baggage claim area. Just make sure the baggage claim tag for your wheelchair is marked for the correct place before you board the plane.
 
Hopefully someone can answer a few questions I have. Last year, I used wheelchair assist at the airport (airport wheelchair and escorted thru security, to gate and the used aisle chair). Unfortunately, I was injured. Long story short, I was,advised to bring my own wheelchair. So this year, I bought a wheelchair but now I need to know can I request wheelchair assist ( my chair, but be escorted thru security, to the gate)? And then when arriving at destination, same procedure?

in addition to my own wheelchair, I'd like to have my foldable walker and cane with me. Is it possible to take all 3 mobility devices on plane? I really do use all 3, at different times. (Last year they stored my walker under the belly of the plane and carried the cane on- just don't know if they will allow 2 mobility devices for one passenger.)

I greatly appreciate any advice!!
 
Hello! A family member recently fractured her foot quite badly and will be using crutches for a while as well as a wheelchair for long distances. We are flying out for our beach vacation in 2 weeks. She will be on Spirit Airlines. What needs to be done so that she can have wheelchair/crutch access on and off the plane. Also any other advice for her while flying or visiting the beach is also welcome and appreciated.
Thank you in advance!

DH works for Spirit and we were actually just discussing the closets on the planes. They do have closets that will fit a wheelchair depending on the size, but honestly, they are usually packed with other stuff and there's not typically a lot of room left for passenger's large items. Crutches should be no problem to store though, either in the closet or the overhead storage bins. As others have said, the wheelchair can be gate checked. When you check in at the Airline desk, they will give you a lime green gate check tag for the wheelchair (and most likely for the crutches too) to put on the equipment along with a small tag for you to hold on to with matching numbers (basically like a receipt to show that the item is yours and can be helpful if someone else gate checks a similar looking wheelchair so you get the correct one back). If for whatever reason they don't give you a tag, you can ask for one at the Gate. The wheelchair and crutches can be taken all the way to the entrance of the plane where you will leave the wheelchair, but the crutches may be taken on board. Both of these travel free and do not count against the free personal item allowance. She can use the crutches on the plane if needed to get to her seat (though I will caution from personal experience that those aisles are really narrow to traverse with crutches- it is possible, but a little challenging), then a flight attendant will take them and place them in a closet. If she needs to use the plane's transport wheelchair, let the Agent at the desk know when you get to the gate. Either way, if you wish to pre-board, just check in with the Gate Agent as soon as you get to the Gate and let them know. Spirit always offers pre-boarding for those with disabilities and generally one additional family member to assist them, though sometimes they will allow an entire family to pre-board, depending on the circumstances.

Spirit's free personal bag is only supposed to be stored under the seat in front of you (and this is often enforced, especially for packed flights). With a foot injury and Spirit's limited amount of leg room, I would suggest not having her put anything under the seat in front of her so she can maximize her foot space. If she brings something small, consider seeing if another family member can put it under their seat with their personal item. Also, if she has a cast or a boot you can consider asking at the Gate if there are any more Big Front Seats available as they have additional legroom. If there are, they may give her a free upgrade (though of course there are no guarantees).

If she needs to use the restroom mid-flight and needs either her crutches or the transport chair, just turn on the Flight Attendant call light and they can return her crutches or bring the transport chair (just a reminder that they can't do this during the initial ascent and descent as well a times of rough turbulence). I will add that Spirit employees are NOT required to physically assist passengers by lifting them into/out of wheelchairs/transport chairs. Some may be willing to help, but they are not required to. Most of Spirit's planes (the A319's do not) have side by side lavatories in the back that can be converted into one larger wheelchair accessible lavatory which can be helpful in giving more room whether using the transport wheelchair or crutches. The Flight Attendant can assist with this conversion. There's a lav in the front of all the planes as well which may be a shorter walk from her seat, though it is smaller than the ones in the rear.

When you land, I'd recommend waiting until most people have gotten off to deplane as they usually won't bring a transport wheelchair to you until everyone's off and may not have a chance to grab the crutches until then either. Also, it gives time to ensure that your gate-checked wheelchair has made it back up onto the Jetbridge and you don't have other people trying to rush past you.

Oh, and for going through security, they will likely ask her if she is able to walk a few steps unassisted through the body scanner. She won't be permitted to take the crutches through the scanner (they are usually sent through the x-ray machine). If she cannot walk those few steps, they can do a pat down either with her standing near her wheelchair or with her sitting.

If you are not planning on bringing a wheelchair for her and she still needs to use one at the airport, call Spirit to request this service.
 


Wow! You guys are so thorough and helpful! I really appreciate all of your insights. My aunt was super upset and was hoping this wouldn’t ruin her vacation. I feel so reassured now that it won’t.
Thank you again!
 
Hopefully someone can answer a few questions I have. Last year, I used wheelchair assist at the airport (airport wheelchair and escorted thru security, to gate and the used aisle chair). Unfortunately, I was injured. Long story short, I was,advised to bring my own wheelchair. So this year, I bought a wheelchair but now I need to know can I request wheelchair assist ( my chair, but be escorted thru security, to the gate)? And then when arriving at destination, same procedure?

in addition to my own wheelchair, I'd like to have my foldable walker and cane with me. Is it possible to take all 3 mobility devices on plane? I really do use all 3, at different times. (Last year they stored my walker under the belly of the plane and carried the cane on- just don't know if they will allow 2 mobility devices for one passenger.)

I greatly appreciate any advice!!

Typically medical equipment flies at no additional charge - and I have seen people arrive at the gate with (most commonly) both crutches & a wheelchair.

I would certainly call the airline you are planning on flying with, and discuss it with their Special Services (or Disability Services, Guest Services - it goes by different names) directly to see what they recommend. Also let them know if you will need the special "aisle chair" that is made to go down the skinny aisle of the aircraft for boarding and disembarking the aircraft.

Be aware that folks often think they can just "stick item X in the closet" onboard the plane, and those closets are often full before you board, or have sometimes been removed entirely by the airline.

Most likely, anything other than a cane, or possibly crutches (and that's *possibly*) would be stowed via gate check in the hold under the plane.

If push comes to shove, you might want to consider either renting a walker in Orlando from a medical supply house, or drop shipping an inexpensive model from Amazon to your Resort Hotel, and then just leaving it there. Especially if you have to deal with your equipment with connecting flights.
 
Many airplanes do not have closets and if there is a closet, it may not be large enough for your equipment to fit. If you are first to board and there is a closet, you will get first chance to put something in it. My earlier post includes more complete info about the closet.
We have used the closet before , but it was not easy and we were lucky to have the gate agent to advocate for us. The first class flight attendant was NOT happy. She saw the closet as belonging to her passengers and did not want ‘their’ closet ‘soiled’ by having the wheelchair in it.

It’s important to be aware that only wide bodied planes with 2 aisles are required to have accessible restrooms and on-board aisle chairs to get there (according to US law).
Smaller planes can have an aisle chair loaded, but you need to request it and confirm that was done. The smaller planes will likely not have an accessible restroom, so even if you can get there, you may not have room to transfer.
This is a really helpful link: https://wheelchairtravel.org/air-travel/wheelchair-accessible-lavatories/

Contact your specific airline to request airport assistance and find out about features on your flight - like whether there is a closet or availability of an aisle chair during the flight to use the lavatory.
If the flight equipment changes, reconfirm that the new plane will have what you need.
 
I can confirm that ALL Spirit planes have an aisle transport wheelchair onboard. You should still have it noted on your reservation if it's needed and let the Gate Agent know as well so they can get it out and have it ready when you board.

If flying on the smaller Spirit Airbus A319, they do not have an accessible lavatory. The larger Airbus A320 and A321 planes have the dual lavatories in the back that can be connected to make an accessible lavatory.
 
For the beach, if you want to use a wheelchair, you might have to rent a beach wheelchair that can be used on the sand.

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You don't specify where your beach vacation is, but Disney's Hilton Head has one of those at the Beach House that you can borrow. And although it was tough to push through the parking lot DH said, it was great on the beach!

 
Thank you all! We are headed to Myrtle Beach, SC, so I am researching which type of aircraft.
For future reference, MBSC offers these beach wheel chairs at no cost. However, they are on a first come first serve basis for the day. You call each day and they bring it to you and pick it up at the end of the beach day. (This is according to the folks I spoke to after calling the web site number.)
Thank you again to everyone! You all are so helpful!
 
Just wanted to update for anyone that may be looking in the future. You guys gave the BEST advice!
Spirit airlines was so good about everything! My aunt had a wheelchair at the airport, and they stored her crutches.
Myrtle Beach was also incredibly accommodating with their free beach wheelchair rentals! You simply called and they left the wheelchair at your closest beach entrance locked with a combo lock. They gave you the combo for the day, and you simply put it back when it was done. The only foreseeable issue that I could think of was that it was on a first come-first serve basis, so maybe they could be sold out. For anyone looking for a beach getaway whether you have mobility needs or not, I highly recommend MB!
Thank all so much again for the wonderful thoughtful and caring advice 😀
 
DH works for Spirit and we were actually just discussing the closets on the planes. They do have closets that will fit a wheelchair depending on the size, but honestly, they are usually packed with other stuff and there's not typically a lot of room left for passenger's large items. Crutches should be no problem to store though, either in the closet or the overhead storage bins. As others have said, the wheelchair can be gate checked. When you check in at the Airline desk, they will give you a lime green gate check tag for the wheelchair (and most likely for the crutches too) to put on the equipment along with a small tag for you to hold on to with matching numbers (basically like a receipt to show that the item is yours and can be helpful if someone else gate checks a similar looking wheelchair so you get the correct one back). If for whatever reason they don't give you a tag, you can ask for one at the Gate. The wheelchair and crutches can be taken all the way to the entrance of the plane where you will leave the wheelchair, but the crutches may be taken on board. Both of these travel free and do not count against the free personal item allowance. She can use the crutches on the plane if needed to get to her seat (though I will caution from personal experience that those aisles are really narrow to traverse with crutches- it is possible, but a little challenging), then a flight attendant will take them and place them in a closet. If she needs to use the plane's transport wheelchair, let the Agent at the desk know when you get to the gate. Either way, if you wish to pre-board, just check in with the Gate Agent as soon as you get to the Gate and let them know. Spirit always offers pre-boarding for those with disabilities and generally one additional family member to assist them, though sometimes they will allow an entire family to pre-board, depending on the circumstances.

Is Spirit currently replacing their old planes with the new ones that have the closets on board? I’m considering whether or not to take my personal foldable powerchair with me on my next vacation and would rather have it on board the plane and know that the groundscrew didn’t drop it or otherwise damage it when getting it out of the cargo hold. (I’ve seen the horror stories of $30,000-$40,000 power wheelchairs getting wrecked by negligent workers).
 
I can't answer about Spirit, but in Delta i had walker, etc and their closet was already full.
 
Is Spirit currently replacing their old planes with the new ones that have the closets on board? I’m considering whether or not to take my personal foldable powerchair with me on my next vacation and would rather have it on board the plane and know that the groundscrew didn’t drop it or otherwise damage it when getting it out of the cargo hold. (I’ve seen the horror stories of $30,000-$40,000 power wheelchairs getting wrecked by negligent workers).

I wouldn't count on the closet (if it exists) being available. If you are really concerned about your chair being gate-checked to the hold, then you may want to consider renting for WDW.
 
Is Spirit currently replacing their old planes with the new ones that have the closets on board? I’m considering whether or not to take my personal foldable powerchair with me on my next vacation and would rather have it on board the plane and know that the groundscrew didn’t drop it or otherwise damage it when getting it out of the cargo hold. (I’ve seen the horror stories of $30,000-$40,000 power wheelchairs getting wrecked by negligent workers).

All of the planes have a closet on board. To my knowledge though, they do not take power wheelchairs onboard. I've only seen manual wheelchairs brought on board and their Contract of Carriage also only mentions manual wheelchairs being stowed onboard. I will admit that I don't know a whole lot about the different kinds of powerchairs out there and what reasons other than possibly an additional size factor over manual chairs that might influence why they can or can't be brought onboard. If all the power elements can be removed and it's no larger than a manual folded chair, maybe they would allow one on board? I honestly can't say for sure. I think the DOT's official policy on onboard wheelchair storage only references manual wheelchairs and not power, so I don't know that they are required to transport power chairs on board.

The closets, if empty, have the capacity for 1-2 wheelchairs, but more often than not, the closets already have other things in them. If there is room, they will try to accommodate. It is done on a first come, first serve basis, and is based on who boards the plane first. If someone pre-boards before you and chooses to store their device in the closet, you will likely be unable to store yours onboard.

I know there are rules concerning batteries and power connections for power wheelchairs and flying, but don't know all the specifics, so make sure you read up on that. Spirit does have a form that they generally ask passengers with powerchairs to fill out for gate checked chairs where you can describe what battery you have, the best places to grab on to your chair, etc, so it can aid the baggage handlers in properly loading and unloading your device.
 
For the beach, if you want to use a wheelchair, you might have to rent a beach wheelchair that can be used on the sand.

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Thanks for the pix. What is difference between these 2 types of beach wheelchairs? And are they available on Castaway Cay?
 

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